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9 February 2017

Join FairWild and TRAFFIC at the world’s largest organic trade fair to celebrate responsible sourcing of wild plants

Nuremburg, Germany, 10th February 2017—BioFach, the world’s leading organic trade fair, begins next week and will attract customers, suppliers and…

Protecting forests through sustainable timber trade © Thomas Cristofoletti / WWF-UK

25 January 2017

New project to promote sustainable, legal and responsible timber trade in Viet Nam

Hanoi, Viet Nam, January 2017—the Viet Nam Administration of Forestry (VNFOREST), TRAFFIC, WWF-Vietnam and the Center for People and Forests…

FairWild Standard implementation in practice at Bac Kan, Viet Nam © Dr Nguyen Tap / TRAFFIC

12 January 2017

Wild plant harvesters gain insights from a successful co-operative model in Viet Nam

Bac Kan, Viet Nam, January 2017—TRAFFIC is working to increase the capacity of collectors of wild medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) in Bac Kan…

Pham Vu Khanh, Director of ATM, addresses delegates to the forum on sustainable plant collection © TRAFFIC

2 December 2016

Viet Nam’s traditional medicine sector sees clear benefits of using sustainably sourced wild plants

Ha Noi, Viet Nam, 2nd December 2016—35 representatives from the traditional medicine (TM) sector, pharmaceutical companies, and the Ministry of…

Hardwoods (Rosewood sp.) lying on the quayside in Maroantsetra, Madagascar © naturepl.com / Nick Garbutt / WWF

9 November 2016

Madagascar joins International Tropical Timber Organization

Yokohama, Japan, 9th November 2016—The International Tropical Timber Organization’s (ITTO) fifty-second Council session began this week in Yokohama…

4 October 2016

Positive outcomes from global wildlife trade conference, but much work needed to halt unsustainable and illegal trade

Johannesburg, South Africa, 4th October 2016—Just under two weeks of intense inter-governmental negotiations on regulation of trade in wild animals…

Steven Broad of TRAFFIC (l) and Steven Johnson of ITTO during the MoU signing betweem two orgnaizations © TRAFFIC

3 October 2016

ITTO and TRAFFIC sign memorandum of understanding

Johannesburg, South Africa, 3rd October 2016—a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between ITTO, the International Tropical Timber…

2 October 2016

CITES: some highlights of week one

Johannesburg, South Africa, 2nd October 2016—the first week of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in…

Dalbergia retusa like all other Dalbergia has been accepted for Appendix II lisring © Forest and Kim Starr / CC Generic 2.0

2 October 2016

Solid backing for timber at CITES

Johannesburg, South Africa, October 2016—world governments currently meeting in Johannesburg have strongly backed the introduction of stronger…

The False Tomato Frog is proposed for inclusion in Appendix II © Colby Stopa / CC generic 2.0

9 August 2016

TRAFFIC Recommendations on proposals to amend the CITES Appendices published

Cambridge, UK, 9th August 2016—TRAFFIC today published its Recommendations on the Proposals to amend the species listed in the Appendices of the…

8 August 2016

Teaching the teachers—learning how to train local harvesters

Bac Kan, Viet Nam, 8th August 2016—TRAFFIC, in collaboration with experts from the Hanoi University of Pharmacy and Bac Kan Forest Protection…

4 July 2016

Countries agree measures for implementation of Zanzibar Declaration on timber trade

Nairobi, Kenya, 4th July 2016—East African member states will establish a Secretariat to oversee the effective implementation of the Zanzibar…