Houthi rebel Red Sea attacks, threat of escalation, supply chain chaos are a major headache — and not just for the west

Airstrikes entail further risks of regional escalation, drawing other countries in the region, such as Iran and Saudi Arabia, into the conflict &…

Upgrade Horn of Africa cheetah status to ‘endangered’, experts appeal to IUCN

Cheetah subspecies facing decline in genetic diversity due to illegal trade in cubs to Arab countries

Over 1,200 pangolins trafficked in India in 5 years: Report

Odisha recorded the highest number of trafficking incidents & pangolins seized

African e-commerce platforms must address thriving illegal wildlife trade, urge international non-profits

Illegal trade in wild species undermines natural resources, threatens species with extinction, affects community livelihoods & can increase …

Make Free Trade Agreement negotiations transparent: MPs, trade experts, activists write to Centre

Letter comes amid ongoing India’s ongoing trade negotiations with the European Union in Brussels

COM2024: African ministers express worry after report shows poor intra-African trade

Regional integration remains critical in African efforts to achieve productive and sustainable development

CITES COP19: ‘Recognise women’s effort in tackling wildlife trade’

Gender gaps obfuscate understanding of real-world illegal wildlife trade activities & appropriate intervention 

How ‘tiger farms’ have turned a wild animal into a species worth more dead than alive

Tigers in parts of east and south-east Asia can come in bottled form, sold openly in industrial breeding centres as tiger bone wine, a concoction …

CITES CoP 2019: Proposals to resume sales of ivory stockpiles rejected

The last time sales of ivory stockpiles had been allowed in 2008, ivory smuggling had skyrocketed across Africa

Why the African free trade area could be the game-changer for the continent’s economies

Trade and financial integration are both about countries exporting to and importing from each other. The two are often referred to as economic …

Simply put: Labour laws

Unfair trade barriers will hinder climate consensus

Carbon border agreements are in many ways modern instruments of imperialism that punish developing nations for making slower progress towards …

Climate change, disruptions in supply chain due to geopolitical tensions threatening global economic growth: UNCTAD

Slower economic growth for third consecutive year; India’s growth expected to be marginally lower than 2023

Lickable toads and magic mushrooms: Wildlife traded on the dark web is the kind that gets you high

Across 51 dark web marketplaces, the authors found 153 wildlife species were being sold

World Cheetah Day 2022: Social media fuels illegal trade in the species

World lacks environmental awareness, resources to stop the menace

The fading mirage of a TRIPS waiver

A year later, the proposal to lift WTO’s intellectual property blocks to making COVID vaccines has not inched forward

WTO's assault on India

The US has serious problems with India, mostly related to programmes providing a lifeline to vulnerable farmers and ensuring food security of …

Animal group urges PM Modi: Raise wildlife trade ban issue in G20 meet

The organisation also floated a petition, which, it claims, has received over one million signatures globally

Uncertain economy: ‘Green goods’ grew last year despite a slowdown in global trade, says UNCTAD

Trade stagnated for Q1 of 2023, but second half of year shows promise; underdeveloped and developing countries performed poorly

India seeks permanent solution on fisheries subsidies, public stockholdings ahead of WTO meet  

Civil society members claim current negotiations tabled at the WTO’s MC12 do not favour developing countries  

Racket trafficking Bengal monitor lizards busted in Odisha

The species is one of the most illegally traded reptiles and its population is dwindling

Stockholm+50: How do we prepare for the next half century

When we mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Stockholm conference, we need to discuss consumption and production in a globalised world

Will a new and ‘improved’ WTO be in India’s interests

The World Trade Organization needs an overhaul, but the reform will leave even less space for developing nations

Three in every five wildlife crimes in Europe go unpunished: Report

Birds were the species most targeted in wildlife crimes

Pangolin poaching: 2 rescued, 17 kg scales recovered in Odisha in 11 days

In the latest case, over 3 kg pangolin scales were recovered from Balasore district August 2, 2021