Sentences with phrase «combat illegal trading»

The government called the permit regulation an appropriate means to combat illegal trading in eagle feathers, without turning federal agents into «religious police» forced to verify the indigenous genealogy of people who possess the feathers.

The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has been interested for some time in the use of DNA - based tests to aid law enforcement and to help combat this illegal trade.

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The United States, Peru, China, Mozambique and United Kingdom have passed new, or bolstered existing, legislation designed to enhance efforts to combat illegal wildlife trade and reduce risks to security.

Leading scientists from around the world convened this week at the International Congress for Conservation Biology in Cartagena, Colombia, to discuss how to better leverage science to combat illegal wildlife trade — both within countries and across international borders.

We are firm in our resolve to combat all trade in elephant ivory: illegal and legal, international and domestic.

But now the 31 - year - old royal has announced plans use his spotlight to illuminate the environmental cause — quitting his position in the UK's Armed Forces to head an organization that combats the illegal wildlife trade.