World Wildlife Day 2023: A former secretary-general of CITES reviews 50 years of the Convention
CITES was designed 50 years ago to regulate trade in certain species, not fight transnational organised crime. We must now embed tackling it into …
BIMSTEC region can provide green, affordable energy access to all
It is necessary to develop renewable energy in a sustainable, eco-friendly manner
Simply Put: Free trade
Fight against climate change will worsen existing inequality in global trade: CSE and DTE
In the name of climate action, countries are introducing policies which can spark trade wars
Over 1,200 pangolins trafficked in India in 5 years: Report
Odisha recorded the highest number of trafficking incidents & pangolins seized
Elephant poaching rates vary across Africa: 19 years of data from 64 sites suggest why
Poaching rates are lower where there is strong national governance and where local levels of human development are relatively high
Burdened beast: India’s donkeys are disappearing; here is why
A fall in demand as a beast of burden, and illegal meat and skin trade have caused a critical decline in donkey numbers
World Cheetah Day 2022: Social media fuels illegal trade in the species
World lacks environmental awareness, resources to stop the menace
CITES COP19 proposes budget of $150,000 for Big Cat Task Force
The Task Force will discuss challenges that affect enforcement and implementation of laws regarding illegal trade in big cats
CITES COP19: Rare Jeypore Ground Gecko listed in Appendix 2 to stall its trafficking
Handsome and docile gecko species faces threat in international pet trade market
Myanmar, a country in turmoil, emerging as key transit hub for wildlife trade: Report
Traffickers are using Mizoram as a new route to smuggle animals to supply the growing and thriving exotic pet market in India
Hunting elephants, rhinos and pangolins for trade may affect climate, says UN paper; here is how
UNODC paper highlights that illegal wildlife trade has implications for ecosystem function and resilience, including to the persistence of …
CITES COP19: ‘Recognise women’s effort in tackling wildlife trade’
Gender gaps obfuscate understanding of real-world illegal wildlife trade activities & appropriate intervention
The renewable energy transition is failing
Renewable energy isn’t replacing fossil fuel energy — it’s adding to it.
International bodies like WHO, FAO join hands at CITES COP19 to curb zoonotic diseases
Zoonoses defined as infectious diseases spread between animals and humans by food, water, fomites or vectors
CITES: Shark fin trade finally regulated as nearly 100 species provided protection
Countries voted to include 54 species of requiem sharks, six species of hammerheads and 37 guitarfish in CITES Appendix II
CITES COP19 lists sea cucumbers as ‘threatened’
Sea cucumbers perform the same role on the seabed that earthworms perform on land
Environment ministry to burn illegally poached items on World Wildlife Day
This is a step in the direction to prevent the sale of animal parts in black market
Legal, controlled trade of wild species can have many benefits: CITES report
Adressing causes of poaching will benefit indigenous people, local communities and others involved in the supply chains
CITES COP19: India’s freshwater turtle in danger of extinction
India puts forward proposal to move it to Appendix I; Common hippo, straw-headed bulbul, African elephant at risk too
Large chunks of slender loris habitat already lost, need protected areas for endangered primate: Expert
Down To Earth spoke to Honnavalli N Kumara about the importance of conservation of the species and the existing threats to its population
World leaders should choose people over profit
Rising hunger, inequality, loss of livelihoods, climate change, environmental degradation, war and vaccine inequality pushed excluded people to …
IN PHOTOS: Species unlisted by CITES being traded more than recognised ones, says study
Species unlisted in CITES were imported 3.6 times more into the US than listed ones
Almost 60% of Africa’s low-income countries in debt distress: UNCTAD
Ghana and Tunisia are in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for emergency loans
Daily Court Digest: Major environment orders (September 22, 2022)
Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal
