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In fact, Fair Trade certification has no criteria related to growing coffee under shade, it does not require organic certification, it contains no guidelines for management of native or non-native species, it does not require any inventory of wildlife or prohibit hunting or trafficking in animals.

The IFWA is calling for «robust domestic legislation» and an international action plan to tackle illegal wildlife trade on the internet.

Whoever you are, and wherever you live, show zerotolerance for the illegal trade in wildlife and the destruction of our environment, in word and deed, and make a difference.

«Tackling the illegal wildlife trade will require a deep understanding of human behavior, of the poachers that engage in the supply side of the trade, and the consumers that drive the demand for wildlife products,» said Diogo Verissimo, David H. Smith Conservation Fellow, Johns Hopkins University.

Reductions in biodiversity from illegal wildlife trade can have other substantial negative human health impacts, including the loss of potential sources of pharmaceuticals, experimental models for studying disease, crop pollination and micronutrients for humans lacking alternative sources of protein.

TRAFFIC is the wildlife trade - monitoring programme of the World Wide Fund for Nature and the World Conservation Union and aims to help ensure that wildlife trade is at sustainable levels.

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.

If the wildlife trade, which can originate in places like this, is not subject to surveillance for pathogens dangerous to people and animals, we can expect more new diseases to reach our shores.

Furthermore, as more populations are declared protected, and more and more species are listed under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the demand for forensic testing in wildlife cases is sure to increase.

No sure mortality estimates exist for the practice, but a report (pdf) issued by the wildlife trade — monitoring organization TRAFFIC estimates that 30 to 55 percent of all birds that enter the wildlife trade do not survive.

«My hope for this study is that it will provide a boost for those trying to curb overhunting and provide incentives to stop the wildlife trade.»

Conservationists gathered at the United for Wildlife symposium — «International Wildlife Trafficking: Solutions to a Global Crisis» are discussing ways to protect wildlife and combat trade.

Following closely behind are a multitude of threats, including human - lion conflict, encroachment of PAs by humans and livestock and in some cases, the emerging threat of direct poaching of lions for the illegal wildlife trade.

They further call for increased awareness of botanical trade among the international initiatives to address wildlife trafficking.

The researcher notes «in the light of the recent killings of elephants in the state for ivory trade and during conflicts, Sabahans must realise that it is their natural patrimony that is targeted, they need to stand for their wildlife and condemn those who kill those magnificent creatures.

Lips and other experts are also calling for a testing program to sample animals in the wildlife trade that may carry the pathogen, to trace its movement and mitigate its impact.

While there are mounting efforts to tackle illegal wildlife trade, including within Singapore to reduce demand for wildlife products, the illegal trade in some species still remains undocumented.

Amidst growing efforts to tackle the illegal wildlife trade crisis, the NUS researchers call for more attention to protect Southeast Asia's botanical diversity.

Tom Milliken, leader of the elephant and rhino program for the international wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC, said Namibia had 1,750 black rhino as of the end of 2012 and the population has been steadily increasing under good management and protection.

«The trends we have established in this study highlight the need for regulatory bodies to look beyond the existing databases and take into account the uncertainty surrounding our current understanding of wildlife trade in their conservation efforts.

«The potential for trade - offs between renewable energy and wildlife populations on the landscape is one of the key questions of our day.»

Although total numbers of trade posts are relatively small, the high proportion of wild collected orchids for sale supports calls for better monitoring of social media for trade in wild collected plants and other traded wildlife.

TRAFFIC, a wildlife trade monitoring network that is a partnership of conservation organizations, found the animals being offered for sale online in Europe.

TRAFFIC, the arm of the World Wide Fund for Nature that monitors trade in wildlife, has claimed that the European Union needs to tighten up controls at its borders and to improve the training it gives to its customs officers.

The relative freedom of movement and high levels of global trade in the West account for the difference, says co-author Susan Shirley, a wildlife ecologist at Oregon State University, Corvallis.

Herein, we discuss the lack of a data system for monitoring the wildlife aquarium trade and analyze problems that arise when trying to monitor the trade using a system not specifically designed for this purpose.

While many ethnic groups have hunted wildlife for subsistence over millennia, often with highly detrimental effects [8], the unsustainablility of this practice has accelerated in many areas due to growing human populations, an increasing tendency for wild meat to be traded commercially [9], and the widespread adoption of firearms and motorized transport that increase the efficiency and spatial extent of hunting [10,11].

Lola functions as a halfway house for infant bonobos rescued from the illegal wildlife trade.

John Scanlon, Secretary - General of CITES stated, «The snow leopard is an iconic species, and CITES — the global legal instrument for regulating international trade in wildlife, provides it with the highest level of protection.

If teachers are looking for new ideas for days out, it is worth mentioning that members of the Solar Trade Association that specialise in solar farms are always happy to help organise school trips for local schools to go and visit a solar farm, to see how generating clean energy, protecting local wildlife and grazing the land can go hand in hand.

Courageous and eloquent science writer Montgomery accompanies biologist Gary Galbreath on a harrowing quest for the mysterious golden moon bear throughout Southeast Asia, where they confront the horrors of the illegal wildlife trade and a great scientific challenge.

This episode begins with a discussion about the international trade in illegal wildlife and wildlife products featuring the President and CEO of International Fund for Animal Welfare, Azzedine Downes.

Most of these keep classical pets such as dogs, cats, rabbits, small rodents, birds and fish, but an increasing number of companion animals are exotic and wild animals, posing a poorly understood risk for both human and food animal health, due to the unfamiliarity with the infectious agents they may harbour and poor regulation of the wildlife trade.

The charity's areas of work include humane companion animal management in Portugal, dog meat trades in SE Asia, wildlife in captivity, small NGO capacity development and support, lobbying of governments for sustainable legislative change and public policy enforcement, and welfare improvement.

With the bridge, good roads connecting to Vietnam and hydroelectric projects dotting the province, the town is establishing itself as a commercial centre (and a notorious hub for the illegal wildlife trade).

For some wildlife encounters with an ethical edge, go to the Phuket Elephant Sanctuary, a refuge centre for elephants retired from the tourist trade, or stop by the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project near Bang Pae Waterfall, a rescue and release centre for abused primates and other animaFor some wildlife encounters with an ethical edge, go to the Phuket Elephant Sanctuary, a refuge centre for elephants retired from the tourist trade, or stop by the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project near Bang Pae Waterfall, a rescue and release centre for abused primates and other animafor elephants retired from the tourist trade, or stop by the Gibbon Rehabilitation Project near Bang Pae Waterfall, a rescue and release centre for abused primates and other animafor abused primates and other animals.

I recently traveled for the first time to Taiwan, where I saw inspiring efforts to give a decent life to orangutans and other wildlife cast off by the exotic - pet trade and to collect and conserve rare tropical flora from around the world.

I think the Mexican government is quite discouraged by putting a lot of money and effort into enforcement but not enough to stop fishermen illegally setting gill nets at night with continued high prices for illegal wildlife trade with China.»

Last year, some 24 tons of ivory was seized around the world — the product of an estimated 2,500 elephants — making it the worst year for elephant poaching since an international ban on commercial ivory trading began in 1989, according to Traffic, a wildlife trade monitoring network.

«EBay is the world's largest online marketplace and by default a significant channel for illegal trade in wildlife products on the Internet.»

For the first time the UN General Assembly has taken up the global illegal wildlife trade as an issue of rule of law, alongside drug trafficking and similar issues.

The recent discovery of a natural population of S. leytensis on Palawan has already spurred a collecting frenzy among wildlife trappers and traders to supply domestic and international markets for the illegal wildlife trade.

Now they are asking you to design a way to display the crushed ivory so that it raises awareness of the illegal wildlife trade and reduces demand for illegal ivory.

Although the Lacey Act is a workhorse for wildlife conservation that we use to prevent the introduction and spread of damaging non-native species and to halt the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products, it gives us no emergency authority to immediately halt imports of salamanders.

One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.

Subtitle B: Disposition of Allowances -(Sec. 321) Amends the CAA to set forth provisions governing the disposition of emission allowances, including specifying allocations: (1) for supplemental emissions reductions from reduced deforestation; (2) for the benefit of electricity, natural gas, and / or home heating oil and propane consumers; (3) for auction, with proceeds for the benefit of low income consumers and worker investment; (4) to energy - intensive, trade - exposed industries; (5) for the deployment of carbon capture and sequestration technology; (6) to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy; (7) to be distributed to Energy Innovation Hubs and advanced energy research; (8) to invest in the development and deployment of clean vehicles; (9) to domestic petroleum refineries and small business refiners; (10) for domestic and international adaptation; (11) for domestic wildlife and natural resource adaptation; and (12) for international clean technology deployment.

LaBudde continued to expose other forms of wildlife slaughter, including the illegal killing of walrus in Alaska for the ivory trade.

Department for International Development pledges to provide up to # 250m over four years to help tackle marine plastic and illegal wildlife trade

Vincent Nijman, the conservation biologist who authored the report, argues that current regulations on the legal wildlife trade are too lenient and lack the resources necessary for realistic enforcement.Southeast Asia is a hub for the international wildlife trade; an industry fueled by globalization and increased economic prosperity in the region.

One of the few remaining hotbeds for endangered biodiversity in Southeast Asia — Myanmar — is slowly but surely being decimated by a resurgence in illegal wildlife trading.