"When criminal actors trade in endangered species, they weaken entire #ecosystems and they threaten essential links of the world's #biodiversity" @CITES SG @IvonneHiguero on on the connection between the illegal wildlife trade & #COVID19 #ForNature @UNEP
UN Environment Programme

Wildlife Crime - A Threat to Our Health

Oct 23, 2020 · 7:09 AM UTC

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Replying to @IPBES @CITES @ivonnehiguero @UNEP
Yes, but it's not just from the illegal trade of CITES-listed species - it's much larger. We must look beyond the 36,000 CITES-listed species (out of 8 million) & embed combating all wildlife crimes within the framework of criminal law, not trade law endwildlifecrime.org/

End Wildlife Crime

End Wildlife Crime is a global initiative which aims to address challenges in crimes relating to wildlife trade by driving legislation for wildlife conservation.

endwildlifecrime.org
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Replying to @IPBES @CITES @ivonnehiguero @UNEP
Whether with Merkosur or within own borders, the EU traded today wildlife, climate AND its citizen’s future — in favor of agro-lobby’s. #VoteThisCAPdown