CITES annual meeting to tackle pressing wildlife issues and assess compliance with international commitments
In a packed agenda for this week-long meeting, the CITES Standing Committee will discuss progress made in: tackling poaching of African elephants; adopting tighter...
Conservation Futures aims to drive radical new thinking on biodiversity
Humanity’s relationship with nature has changed profoundly as civilization has evolved and societies have become increasingly urbanized and globalized. Our demand for natural resources...
The 2030 challenge for a liveable planet
“Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world.” Joel Arthur Barker,...
A Growing Alarm for the World’s Migratory Species
New UN report shows global decline worsening as governments prepare for critical wildlife summit
Across continents and oceans, billions of wild animals move each year...
Insects face calamitous habitat loss
Unless nations act fast, habitat loss could rob half of all insects of over half their habitat. Other creatures, too, could suffer in a...
Fight against wildlife crime gets a USD20 million boost
At an event held alongside the 69th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee (SC69), the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) announced generous...