The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an international agreement to which governments voluntarily adhere and which seeks to ensure that the trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. The annual international trade in wildlife is estimated to be worth billions […]
The world’s Governments will gather in Panama, in November for one of the biggest meetings in the environmental calendar – and EIA campaigners are primed and ready with key asks to protect endangered animals and timber species. The 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP19) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered […]
CITES Must Take Action to Protect Rhinos The latest data on rhino populations, poaching, and rhino horn trafficking are in, and while there are some bright spots of good news, the dramatic reduction in white rhino numbers puts Africa’s rhino poaching crisis in stark perspective. First, the good news. Critically Endangered black rhinos are […]
The European parliament today passed a new amendment on biomass that establishes a phase down of harmful subsidies for the burning of whole trees – the type of woody biomass that has the most negative impact on climate and forest biodiversity – for energy. But the devil is in the details. The parliament didn’t set […]
Dom Phillips e Bruno Pereira foram mortos por terem procurado e relatado a verdade. Suas vidas foram dedicadas a proteger os povos indígenas e a floresta amazônica da qual esses povos dependem. Nossa tristeza por essas atrocidades vai além das palavras, mas devemos transformar nossa dor e raiva em uma determinação mais forte para garantir […]
Dom Phillips y Bruno Pereira han sido asesinados por buscar e informar de la verdad. Sus vidas estaban dedicadas a proteger a los pueblos indígenas y la selva amazónica de la que dependen. Nuestro pesar por estas atrocidades es indescriptible, pero debemos convertir nuestro dolor y nuestra rabia en una determinación aún más firme para […]