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EU accused of patronising goods from illegally deforested land

Almost a quarter of the world trade in agricultural goods produced on land illegally cleared of forest is destined for the EU; the Netherlands, Italy,...

admin - March 19, 2015

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Extinction looms as pollinating birds, mammals decline

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), along with its partners, has revealed in a new study that the conservation status of pollinating bird...

admin - March 13, 2015

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Online resource, Bushmeat Sourcebook, launched

The Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management (CPW) on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 launched the Bushmeat Sourcebook, an online resource, on the occasion of...

admin - March 4, 2015

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Illegal wildlife trading shifts to social media platforms

TRAFFIC’s e-commerce monitoring reveals shifting illegal wildlife trade market in China Transactions for illegal wildlife products, particularly ivory, are shifting away from online retailers and...

admin - March 4, 2015

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Panda population records 17% increase

China now reports 1,864 wild pandas – a major rise in just a decade It’s good news for panda, the furry black and white bear...

Michael Simire - March 1, 2015

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Forensic tools boost Thailand’s drive against illegal ivory trade

Ivory traffickers be warned: the Thai authorities have a powerful forensic tool in the country’s drive to detect ivory of illegal origin entering its...

Michael Simire - February 24, 2015

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Greenpeace: Agribusiness firms destroying apes’ rainforest habitat

Endangered great ape species are having their rainforest habitat destroyed and threatened by the expansion of agribusiness projects in central Africa, according to new...

Michael Simire - February 24, 2015

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Nnimmo Bassey: Let’s talk about our land

Although we do know that the environment affects everything we do in life, including how we live and die, we often think that it...

Michael Simire - February 17, 2015

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