A deep dive into the wins and losses for wildlife and forests at CITES SC78
Covering one packed agenda, four interventions and six hectic days, EIA campaigners share the highlights from CITES SC78 in Geneva.
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Highlighting EIA’s illegal trade concerns for wildlife and trees at CITES Standing Committee
EIA will be actively engaging at SC78 on a range of key issues relating to the protection of elephants, rhinos, Asian big cats, pangolins, vaquita porpoises and trees.
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Refrigerants at COP29: Cooling the Venue, Warming the Planet
For the third year in a row, EIA has found that the annual UN Climate Change Conference is being cooled by climate-warming refrigerants. We urge future COP hosts to use more climate-friendly cooling practices.
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Surprise Sale of 40 White Rhinos from Namibia to American Buyers in Texas Raises Questions about CITES Compliance
40 southern white rhinos had been exported from a private game farm in Namibia to the U.S. state of Texas. The news sent shockwaves through the conservation community and raises serious questions about the legality and conservation implications of this surprise international rhino relocation.
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TOKYO象牙パラドックス – 取引規制の改革を約束する一方で取引促進
日本では、東京都の象牙取引政策がパラドックスの渦中にある。小池百合子都政は、一方では象牙の違法輸出を防止するために都内における取引規制を改革すると約束しつつ、その一方で象牙需要を高め、象牙の国際取引再開に向けた活動を強化するための補助金を提供してきた。東京都の指導者は、実際のところどちらを向いているのか？
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Tokyo’s Ivory Paradox: Promoting Trade While Promising Reform
Tokyo’s elephant ivory trade policy approach is in the middle of a paradox, with government officials promising reform of domestic trade controls on one hand while providing subsidies to increase demand for ivory and pushing for international trade to be reopened on the other. Where does Tokyo leadership really stand?
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