Sentences with phrase «wildlife trafficking on»

High - level U.S. and China representatives will meet this week in Washington, D.C. for the 7th Strategic and Economic Dialogue, with wildlife trafficking on the agenda for the third time.

Shen announced several new initiatives, including having United States intelligence agencies to produce «an assessment of the impact of large - scale wildlife trafficking on our security interests.»

Not exact matches

Whereas the 2011 U.S. Strategy to Combat Transnational Organised Crime omitted wildlife trafficking as a primary type of transnational organised crime, by 2013, President Obama's Executive Order 13648 established a Task Force to produce a National Strategy for Combatting Wildlife Trafficking on the grounds it was in «the national interest of the United Statrafficking as a primary type of transnational organised crime, by 2013, President Obama's Executive Order 13648 established a Task Force to produce a National Strategy for Combatting Wildlife Trafficking on the grounds it was in «the national interest of the United StaTrafficking on the grounds it was in «the national interest of the United States.»

Roads break up habitats and block migration routes, but as our species continues to expand, some researchers are asking which is better for wildlife: more traffic on fewer roads or less traffic on more roads?

The first aerial assessment of the impact of South Sudan's current civil war on the country's wildlife and other natural resources shows that significant wildlife populations have so far survived, but poaching and commercial wildlife trafficking are increasing, as well as illegal mining, timber harvesting and charcoal production, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said in a report issued today.

Li pleaded guilty to 11 counts of smuggling, illegal wildlife trafficking and lying on customs documents.

Be aware of traffic on the road and remember to watch for wildlife along the way.

Mary has two ongoing community projects, Daffodil Ashes: Grief & Art - making and COMPASSION on wildlife trafficking.

Much more can be done on enforcement, as is the case with many other kinds of wildlife trafficking.

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.

On June 19th, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service crushed a ton of seized illegal ivory in New York's Times Square, and last week top officials from the United States and China focused on combating wildlife trafficking at the annual Strategic & Economic DialoguOn June 19th, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service crushed a ton of seized illegal ivory in New York's Times Square, and last week top officials from the United States and China focused on combating wildlife trafficking at the annual Strategic & Economic Dialoguon combating wildlife trafficking at the annual Strategic & Economic Dialogue.

The United States needs to crack down on wildlife trafficking and enact a moratorium on domestic ivory trade.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- The United States will destroy its six - ton stockpile of elephant ivory as a way to combat wildlife trafficking, an international fight that often has law enforcement outgunned by well - financed crime syndicates, White House panelists said on Monday.

The United States government implemented its own ban on ivory trade in 2016, and imposed stricter penalties to those who engage in wildlife trafficking.

A few locals have criticized the impact that Apple's Irish data center could have on wildlife and traffic.