By The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) Conservationists are dismayed by Namibia’s decision to auction 170 elephants in a bid to prevent Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC). The announcement has been widely reported after the Ministry of Environment,...
By Humane Society International (HSI) Humane Society International says Riff Raff is a victim of wildlife policy failings and growing problem of South Africa’s human-elephant conflict CAPE TOWN (18 Nov. 2020) – Wildlife campaigners at Humane Society...
By Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Escaping the ‘Era of Pandemics’: Experts Warn Worse Crises to Come Options Offered to Reduce Risk Highlights: Intergovernmental Council on Pandemic Prevention;Addressing risk...
Cambridge, Geneva, 15th October 2020 — ETIS Online, a new onlineplatform for the Elephant Trade Information System (ETIS) was launchedtoday by TRAFFIC. The new website, named ETIS Online, was produced following a requestmade at the 69th meeting of the CITES Standing...
HONG KONG, 14 October 2020 – The Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime today released details of a possible new groundbreaking legal agreement on tackling wildlife crime that could help avoid future wildlife-related pandemics. The form of this agreement would be a...
By Jane Goodall Institute New Zealand The Jane Goodall Institute New Zealand (JGINZ) has welcomed the Government’s proposed changes to legislation to close down New Zealand’s steadily-growing elephant ivory trade, but is warning exemptions could undermine efforts to...
By UNDP Critical funds raised by innovative UNDP partnership with brands to support local communities at the frontlines of conservation in Africa, Asia and Latin America. New York – The Lion’s Share today announced new grants to support communities dependent...
By Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and The Rt Hon Lord Zac Goldsmith gov.uk International Environment Minister Lord Goldsmith has appointed John Scanlon as chair of the Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) Challenge Fund. The IWT Challenge Fund supports...
By Comvita New Zealand Comvita, New Zealand’s largest producer of UMF Mānuka honey, has today announced a new multi-year partnership with wildlife charity Saving the Wild, which will see the two organisations work together on global projects to help protect...
Kasane, Botswana – New research led by Elephants Without Borders (EWB) reveals that poaching of African elephants for their ivory has not decreased since 2011 in Western, Southern, and Central Africa. As a result, continued efforts to combat poaching will be...