CITES was positivel but much work needs to be done, says environmental watchdog group
Wildlife watchdog group Traffic says nearly two weeks of intense inter-governmental negotiations on regulation of trade in wild animals and plants has made some significant steps forward for global efforts to stamp out illegal wildlife trade and ensure sustainability of future trade in a range of valuable species. However it warned much work needs to […]
CITES COP17 was a game changer says Secretary General John Scanlon
The world’s largest wildlife conservation conference has ended in Sandton with a raft of decisions on regulating legal, sustainable and traceable trade in wildlife. The UN body has strengthened actions to combat illicit wildlife trafficking and increase protection to entire groups of species. Secretary General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of […]