Unified global action to end wildlife crime is critical if we are to stop the decline of ecosystems, reverse the extinction crisis facing wild animals and plants, and eliminate threats to human health.
The End Wildlife Crime coalition is established by conservationists, government representatives and academics, calling for an international agreement, the first of its kind, to end illegal wildlife trade. Our goal is a new protocol under the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UNCTOC) specifically covering wildlife crime.
Hong Kong, Regional
Transformative Change is Needed to Tackle Wildlife Crime
April 14, 2020
Sophie le Clue
#EndWildlifeCrime A month ago, as the corona virus gathered steam, like many others we highlighted the role of the wildlife trade in human pandemics and epidemics and the need to close the wildlife trade once and for all. In just ...
Hong Kong, Regional
COVID-19 Lessons for Climate: Expect the Unimaginable and Prepare
April 7, 2020
Lisa Genasci
I’ve been thinking these days about how we take this challenging moment, this public health crisis and consequent loss of life, our paralysed economies, and apply what we are learning to our equally urgent climate emergency. ...
China, Hong Kong
Is This What It Takes to End the Wildlife Trade? #Endwildlifetrade
February 29, 2020
Sophie le Clue
As of 29th February 2019, COVID-2019 has stricken over 85,400 people in a matter of 2-3 months, resulting in the deaths of over 2,830. These numbers should be put into perspective against annual influenza, which according to the ...
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