by Adam Cruise | Dec 12, 2025 | Commentary
By Tracy Keeling – The 4 Percent The global wildlife trade body’s triennial meeting delivered triumphs for some species but illuminated systemic weaknesses that point to a troubling road ahead. At its latest triennial conference, the global wildlife trade...
by Adam Cruise | Dec 3, 2025 | Commentary
By Adam Cruise – Daily Maverick CITES CoP20 in Samarkand exposed a stark truth: the conservation model southern Africa has spent decades promoting is no longer credible. Southern Africa’s conservation story – the one the region has been selling internationally...
by Adam Cruise | Oct 17, 2025 | Commentary
By Adam Cruise – Daily Maverick A quiet but highly significant policy rift is opening among southern African states as the world turns its attention to CITES CoP20, scheduled for 24 November 2025 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. For decades, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe...
by Adam Cruise | Jun 10, 2024 | News
By the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Rangers from across the Southern African region have now established a new community of practice for monitoring and reporting on elephant mortality. Accurate and consistent...
by Adam Cruise | Mar 27, 2024 | News
By Atlas News A shipping container with 651 pieces of elephant tusks en route to Dubai was intercepted at Maputo port on the 22nd of March by Mozambique’s Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) in conjunction with the nation’s Tax Authority (AT). According to local...
