#Act4 Wildlife The Parties to the Convention on International trade in Endangered Species of Wild fauna and flora (CITES) held their 19th Conference of the Parties in Panama last month. Our Wildlife Programme Leader Nick Clark attended to lobby for the protection of animals and learn of the latest developments in the regulation of the international trade in wild animals. 250 species used in exotic pet trade receive stronger protections at CITES CoP19 5 December 2022 Four Paws
#Act4 Wildlife The European Parliament adopted a Motion for Resolution on CITES CoP19, which includes calls for a Commission study to facilitate the adoption of an EU-wide positive list of allowed pets, urges the Commission to ban the import of hunting trophies derived from CITES-listed species; and a number of strong proposals to increase protection for endangered animals from overtrading. Parliament positive about protecting animals adopt ambitious CITES Resolution 5 October 2022
#Act4 Wildlife 8 September saw a vote on a draft motion for resolution on “Key objectives to the CITES CoP19 meeting in Panama”. CITES stands for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Progress on an EU Positive List: ENVI Committee adopts CITES Regulation 9 September 2022
#Act4 Wildlife Weak legislation and limited checks on private captive tiger facilities across the EU and the UK provide significant opportunity for tiger parts, such as skins and bones, to enter illegal trade, according to a joint report from WWF and TRAFFIC. "Falling Through the System": The role of the European Union captive tiger population in the trade in tigers 30 September 2020
#Act4 Wildlife In reaction to the global COVID-19 pandemic, attention has focused on the potential role of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to further regulate—or ban—various form of the wildlife trade. How we can use the CITES Wildlife Trade Agreement to help prevent pandemics 7 September 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Commissioner Sinkevičius on behalf of the European Commission answers to an oral written question by Virginie Joron MEP inquiring on the CITES' ban on hunting endangered species: does the Commission support banning the hunting of endangered species or does it side with supporters of permit-based hunting? What is the current legal state of play with regarding to hunting trophies? The European Commission confirms its position on "sustainably managed" trophy hunting 19 June 2020
#Act4 Wildlife The Standing Committee advised the Secretariat to postpone the Animals and Plants Committees meetings until 2021. Postponement of the 31st meeting of the Animals Committee and 25th meeting of the Plants Committee 29 May 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Amid - at times - stringent lockdown measures taken all over Europe, it seemed almost providential that one of our main platforms for home entertainment proposed a very bizarre show, writes Anna van Oeveren at the Wilfred Martens Centre for European Studies. Animals in the time of Coronavirus: Why it’s time to think positive 29 May 2020 Opinion
#Act4 Wildlife Netflix’s controversial ‘Tiger King’ has sparked discussions around the globe, not least of all because of its revelation that more tigers could be living in captivity in the United States than there are in the wild. Report unveils out-of-control captive tiger trade 23 April 2020 Four Paws
#Act4 Wildlife More must be done to stem flow of disease-carrying animals, MEPs say. Coronavirus fuels calls to clamp down on EU wildlife trade 14 April 2020 AAP
#Act4 Wildlife A new TRAFFIC report provides an overview of all CITES-related seizures reported by Member States of the European Union (EU) for the twelve-month period January to December 2018 inclusive. An overview of seizures of CITES-listed wildlife in the European Union 31 March 2020
#Act4 Wildlife Move will hopefully curb vast wildlife trade from farm, street markets, and online traders. Billion-dollar wildlife industry in Vietnam under assault as law drafted to halt trading 20 March 2020
