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Towards sustainability for one of the world’s most valuable essential oils
A meeting of experts in Malaysia has been looking at ways to make the trade in one of the world’s most precious essential oils more sustainable. Agarwood and the essential...
World Wildlife Conference to rule on stricter trade regulations for 600 CITES species
This year’s World Wildlife Conference is being asked to consider stricter trade regulations for nearly six hundred species of animals and plants believed to be under increased threat of extinction...
CITES’ Virtual College reopens
The CITES Virtual College has been updated and relaunched. This web-based library and learning resource (https://cites.org/eng/virtual-college) offers the opportunity to get easy access to a wealth of information and to...
CITES Represents 8 Biodiversity Conventions in calling for national alignment with international goals
Statement By the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions (BLG) Fourth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (WG2020-4) on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework Nairobi, 21 – 26 June 2022 Thank...
1+1+1+1= more than 4
The recently concluded Stockholm+50 Conference marked not only 50 years since the crucial conference on the Human Environment but also the origins, fifty years ago of four Conventions that have...
AI helps to fight the illegal trade in shark and ray fins
A mobile app that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help customs officers in Asia identify illegally traded species of sharks and rays has just been released. Fin Finder is a...
A move to more sustainable fishing in the Caribbean
80 representatives from Caribbean countries and the US have received training to better ensure the long-term sustainability of local marine species that are crucial for the livelihoods of communities in...
Countdown to World Wildlife Conference
The countdown has begun to the 19th World Wildlife Conference which is taking place in Panama… and the event’s logo has been unveiled. Known more officially as the meeting of...
Code of Conduct - To Prevent Harassment, Including Sexual Harassment, at UN system events
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What’s an NDF and why is it important?
One of the most important tools in conservation is being reviewed and overhauled thanks to funds from Germany, Switzerland and the European Union. The tool is called a Non-Detriment Finding...
