Ciudad de Panamá, Lima, 15 de noviembre de 2022 Los científicos peruanos llevan años advirtiendo sobre la necesidad de proteger los árboles de Shihuahuaco, especies que se encuentran en peligro en el país. Pero las preocupaciones de la industria maderera han hecho que el gobierno haya venido postergando la toma de acciones […]
Panama City, Lima, November 15th 2022 Peruvian scientists have been warning for years about the need to protect the country’s threatened Shihuahuaco trees. But the government is dragging its feet over concerns from the timber industry. There is a proposal to regulate trade in the precious tree species up for debate at […]
Washington, DC and Tokyo, Japan – Before the 19th meeting of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Nov 14-25, non-government organizations are appealing to Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for Japan’s commitment to closing its ivory market to protect elephants from the threat of […]
In 2017, rhino poaching started to increase in Botswana as poachers began killing rhinos in the vast Okavango Delta region in the northwest of the country. EIA’s situational analysis highlights some of the key issues facing Botswana’s conservation sector and contains EIA’s recommendations for actions to be taken by Botswana and CITES CoP19. Read the […]
West and Central Africa continues to raise concerns among Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) as a significant hub for global wildlife trafficking. This briefing highlights the parallel responsibilities and shortcomings of both West and Central Africa and South-East Asia in implementing their commitments under […]
EIA and nine other organizations appealed to Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida to commit to the closure of Japan’s domestic ivory market to send a signal to the global community that Japan is ready to join other countries and take a significant step to protect Africa’s elephants from being killed for their ivory. This appeal comes ahead […]