Wildlife trade & trafficking

At a retreat of the AU Executive Council, UNEP Deputy Executive Director, Ibrahim Thiaw discussed fighting illegal trade in wildlife with African Foreign Ministers. He called for better protection of Africa's abundant wildlife and...

You can find this news on the Capacity4Dev group of: IGAD Biodiversity Management Programme (BMP) http://capacity4dev.ec.europa.eu/igad-biodiversity/blog/elephant-ivory-…

Paris, 10 December 2015 – Angola, which is seeking to conserve its biodiversity-rich wildlife and rebuild its elephant population, is to host the 2016 World Environment Day (WED) celebrations, the United Nations Environment...

News story on the BBC website today: China ‘for the first time admits' trading in tiger skin http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28258595 "[...] Officials say a major report - with graphic details on how the Chinese government...

Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda Unite Efforts to Combat Illegal Timber Trade in East Africa Coordinated Approach Set to Curb Trade that Costs World Economy US$30-100 Billion Annually Nairobi, 26 June 2014 –High-level government...