Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) has increased in profile in recent years as a global policy issue,
largely because of its association with declines in prominent internationally trafficked …

Wildlife trade is the very heart of biodiversity conservation and sustainable development
providing an income for some of the least economically affluent people and it generates …

Today record levels of funding are being invested in enforcement and antipoaching
measures to tackle the “war on poaching,” but many species are on the path to extinction. In …

International trade in wildlife is a major threat to biodiversity conservation. CITES, the
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, is the …

Societal Impact Statement A wide variety of plant species are threatened by illegal wildlife
trade (IWT), and yet plants receive scant attention in IWT policy and research, a matter of …

This book examines trade and trafficking in endangered animal species and how the trade
increasingly puts large numbers of nonhuman species at risk. Focusing on illegal trafficking …

We identified 100 scientific questions that, if answered, would have the greatest impact on
conservation practice and policy. Representatives from 21 international organizations …

Wildlife trade can provide commercial incentives to conserve biodiversity but, if
unsustainable, can also pose a threat. CITES (Convention on International Trade in …

International trade in wildlife is a key threat to biodiversity conservation. CITES, the
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, seeks …

The pangolin is greatly sought after for its various body parts, largely driven by demand from
China. The mammal has been driven to the edge of extinction in Asia, with two Asian …