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...
by Adam Cruise | Mar 5, 2023 | Commentary
Open Letter from 50 Signatories. Dear Parties to CITES and the CITES Secretariat, On 3 March 2023, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Faunaand Flora (CITES) will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Heralded as the Convention to protect...
by Adam Cruise | Feb 10, 2023 | Commentary
By By John Scanlon AO and Jinfeng Zhou – IISD SDG Knowledge Hub Voting under CITES has, overall, been a strength of the Convention, both at CoPs and in its committees, including when considering compliance and implementation issues. Yet there is a sense amongst...
by Adam Cruise | Nov 25, 2022 | CITES CoP19, News, Related articles
By Lenin Ndebele, News 24 he ongoing Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites), in Panama, placed a temporary ban on live elephant exports from Africa and shut the door on the ivory trade. The brief ban has compromised...
