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White-rumped shama Copsychus malabaricus, Kanha National Park, India © Ola Jennersten

2 May 2018

The ongoing trade threatening tigers, pangolins, songbirds and sharks revealed in latest TRAFFIC Bulletin

2nd May 2018, Cambridge, UK—declining populations of sharks and rays, the threats posed by the anonymity afforded to traffickers online and the…

Wild plant collectors in Bac Kan studying sustainable harvesting guidelines produced under the UK Government Darwin funded project © TRAFFIC

15 March 2018

Local authorities and communities celebrate success of wild plant collection initiative

Hanoi, Viet Nam, 15th March 2018—Sixty collectors of wild medicinal and aromatic plants met in Bac Kan this week to reflect on their achievements and…

Participants at the workshop evaluate the outcomes of the project working to reduce illegal timber supply chains between Cameroon and China

9 March 2018

Outcomes of Cameroon–China timber trade project evaluated

Yaoundé, Cameroon, March 2018—More than 30 participants met last week to evaluate the outcomes of a project aimed at reducing the illegal timber in…

Over 91% of skins exported from Africa were of Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus © Helen Morf / WWF

5 March 2018

Eastward bound: Analysis of CITES-listed flora and fauna exports from Africa to East and Southeast Asia

Pretoria, South Africa, 5th March 2018—More than 1.3-million live animals and plants, 1.5-million skins and two thousand tonnes of meat from…

15 December 2017

Chinese timber industry representatives visit Cameroon

Yaound é , Cameroon: December 2017—representatives from the timber industry in China visited Cameroon last week to see for themselves where timber…

Mr Nguyen Ngoc TUAN, Deputy General Director of the Administration for Traditional Medicine addresses delegates © TRAFFIC

27 November 2017

Ministry of Health and pharmaceutical companies collaborate on developing non-timber forest product utilization policies

Hanoi, Viet Nam, 27th November, 2017—Representatives of 30 pharmaceutical companies met in Hanoi today to learn about and give feedback on government…

Forest at the base of Mount Cameroon © A. Walmsley / TRAFFIC

24 November 2017

TRAFFIC publishes studies on Cameroon timber trade governance ahead of ITTO Council meeting

Yaoundé, Cameroon, 24th November 2017—TRAFFIC has launched a series of new studies in Cameroon with a view to the improvement of governance of timber…

Vietnamese governmental and Customs representatives learn how to identify commercial timber species © TRAFFIC

24 November 2017

Enforcement officers equipped to combat illegal timber trade in Viet Nam

Da Nang, Viet Nam, 24th November 2017—More than 40 Vietnamese Customs officers and Forest Department representatives from the central and highland…

Goldenseal Hydrastis canadensis © Melissa McMasters / CC Generic 2.0

17 November 2017

Unregulated wild collection and habitat loss lead to Vulnerable status for medicinal Goldenseal

Cambridge, 17th November 2017—the latest update to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ saw Goldenseal classified as “Vulnerable” in a move that…

Elisabeth Rüegg, FairWild Foundation Board Member and Mr Li Tienan, Director of CSCA, signing the accreditation contract © TRAFFIC

25 October 2017

CSCA accredited as FairWild certifier in China

Beijing, China, 25th October 2017—Today marked a special day as a signing ceremony was held between the FairWild Foundation and the China Standard…

20 October 2017

Role of women in sustainable conservation and local economic development celebrated in Bac Kan, Viet Nam

Bac Kan, Viet Nam, 20th October 2017—National Women’s Day is an important date on the Vietnamese calendar when the contributions of women to their…

19 October 2017

New guidelines for verifying timber legality at the border

Putrajaya, Malaysia, October 2017—TRAFFIC joined forces with several government agencies in Malaysia to review a draft of timber trade guidelines…