The Secretariat regrets to announce that the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP18), originally scheduled to take place from 23 May to 3 June in Colombo, Sri Lanka, as well as the associated 71st and 72nd meetings of the Standing Committee, are being...
Uganda boosts efforts to strengthen wildlife management capacity and protect elephants
Two new eight-man ranger posts were handed over to the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) on Friday 12th April, 2019. The Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Japan in Uganda, Mr Mizumoto Horii commissioned the Lions Bay ranger post, and the Honourable Minister Godfrey...
Franz Weber, le grand protecteur de la nature, des animaux et du patrimoine, est décédé
The big lion has joined the stars. Precursor, visionary, he fought for more than 50 years to give a voice to those who did not have one. But if the death, on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at 91, of thefounder and honorary president of the Franz Weber Foundation leaves an...
NGOs Call on the EU to Close its Ivory Market
While EU Member State experts are due to meet on 27th March to discuss the future of the EU domestic ivory market, Belgium adds momentum to efforts to ban the trade across the European Union. Last week Belgium’s House of Representatives unanimously supported...