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4 October 2018
In late September, an interagency US committee issued a report via the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) that deemed that while Peru has made valuable headway in its forest management efforts, more work remains in ensuring the legality of its timber supply chain can be...
8 February 2018
Last week, Hong Kong lawmakers signed off on legislation which would outlaw all sales of ivory by the beginning of the year 2022. The bill, which would be implemented gradually over that timeframe, includes hefty penalties for offenders and would also require the disposal of ivory stocks, among...
30 October 2017
根据美国贸易代表办公室的一个声明，美国援引与秘鲁的贸易协定禁止从秘鲁出口商Inversiones La Oroza那儿进口木材。 美国政府认为，采取这个“前所未有的”措施，是为了直接应对非法砍伐木材，并引用了秘鲁官员和独立机构先前的调查结果。该调查的目的是审查这个特定公司是否违反了秘鲁有关木材砍伐和贸易的规则。 美国贸易谈判代表在该 声明中说，“非法砍伐不仅破坏环境，而且削弱遵守这些规则的美国木材公司和美国工人。我们将继续密切跟踪秘鲁是否遵守我们贸易协定中的义务。” 该声明确认，该措施将至少维持三年，但是，如果“有关秘鲁木材产品贸易的跨部门委员会”...
26 October 2017
The US is set to use a provision in its trade accord with Peru to bar entry to imported timber from Inversiones La Oroza, a Peruvian exporter, according to an announcement from the Office of the US Trade Representative last week. In taking the “unprecedented” step, the US agency touted it as an...
21 April 2017
La cour constitutionnelle sud-africaine a levé, le 5 avril, le moratoire sur le commerce intérieur de cornes de rhinocéros qui avait été institué en 2009. Mise en place en vertu de la loi « National Environment Management: Biodiversity Act » de 2004 (NEMBA), cette interdiction nationale couvrait...
19 April 2017
South Africa’s Constitutional Court lifted the moratorium on the domestic trade of rhino horns last week, which was instated in 2009. Implemented under the National Environment Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (NEMBA), the domestic ban covered various rhino species classified by the International...
13 April 2017
South Africa’s Constitutional Court lifted the moratorium on the domestic trade of rhino horns last week, which was instated in 2009. Implemented under the National Environment Management: Biodiversity Act, 2004 (NEMBA), the domestic ban covered various rhino species classified by the International...
27 March 2017
Le mois écoulé a vu une série d’efforts nationaux concernant différents aspects du commerce d’espèces sauvages, allant de la mise en œuvre de mesures visant à réglementer ou limiter la vente de l’ivoire dans plusieurs pays à un débat en Afrique du Sud sur le commerce national des cornes de...
24 March 2017
The past month has seen a series of domestic efforts aimed at addressing different aspects of wildlife trade, from the implementation of measures to further regulate or curb ivory sales in various countries and a debate in South Africa over domestic trade in rhino horn. Chinese officials reported...
23 March 2017
The past month has seen a series of domestic efforts aimed at addressing different aspects of wildlife trade , from the implementation of measures to further regulate or curb ivory sales in various countries and a debate in South Africa over domestic trade in rhino horn. Chinese officials reported...
13 October 2016
Governments from around the world have agreed to a host of new protections and sustainable management strategies for trade in endangered plants and animals, following an 11-day gathering held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The gathering, known as the Seventeenth Conference of the Parties (COP17) to...
12 October 2016
Les gouvernements du monde entier qui participaient la semaine dernière à la dix-septième Conférence des Parties (COP17) à la Convention sur le commerce international des espèces de faune et de flore sauvages menacées d'extinction (CITES) se sont mis d’accord sur une série d’importantes décisions...
11 October 2016
Governments from around the world have agreed to a host of new protections and sustainable management strategies for trade in endangered plants and animals, following an 11-day gathering held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The gathering, known as the Seventeenth Conference of the Parties (COP17) to...
10 October 2016
World governments participating in the Seventeenth Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) agreed last week on a series of important decisions in order to curb illegal trafficking in endangered wildlife species...
22 July 2016
Les préparatifs battent leur plein pour la prochaine Conférence des parties (COP) à la Convention sur le commerce international des espèces de faune et de flore sauvages menacées d’extinction (CITES), prévue fin septembre à Johannesburg, en Afrique du Sud. À l’approche de la réunion, l’un des...
15 July 2016
Preparations are well underway for the upcoming Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wildlife Fauna and Flora (CITES), scheduled for late September in Johannesburg, South Africa. In the run-up to the meet, one of the hot items on the...
15 July 2016
Preparations are well underway for the upcoming Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wildlife Fauna and Flora (CITES), scheduled for late September in Johannesburg, South Africa. In the run-up to the meet, one of the hot items on the...
21 June 2016
Africa is on the rise – so goes the narrative. The continent has some of the fastest growing economies in the world and valuable natural resources, in particular its wildlife, which is a major tourism draw-card. However, poaching and trafficking of wildlife threatens both the survival of species...
10 June 2016
Washington officials announced last week that the US would be banning nearly all domestic commercial trade of African elephant ivory, in a move that proponents say could help tackle poaching and illegal wildlife trafficking. The news was confirmed by the country’s Fish and Wildlife Service, and is...
9 June 2016
Washington officials announced last week that the US would be banning nearly all domestic commercial trade of African elephant ivory, in a move that proponents say could help tackle poaching and illegal wildlife trafficking. The news was confirmed by the country’s Fish and Wildlife Service, and is...
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