UK ivory ban becoming law is the best Christmas gift for the world’s threatened elephants!
Today, we and our nine campaign partners are delighted to see the UK Government’s Ivory Bill receive Royal Assent to become law.
Today, we and our nine campaign partners are delighted to see the UK Government’s Ivory Bill receive Royal Assent to become law.
Forest destruction for palm oil in Papua linked to multi-billion dollar conglomerate the Hayel Saeed Anam (HSA) Group is to be investigated by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).
These meetings assess the progress made by countries on key issues of wildlife and timber trade, as set out in CITES. We persistently advocate robust measures for the protection of wild fauna and flora. This 70th meeting was a busy one with a lot to digest, here’s a summary of the key issues with which we engaged
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has delayed signing a new regulation on Indonesia’s Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) standard after NGOs raised concerns that it will weaken not strengthen its credibility. He did, however, sign into force a moratorium halting new palm oil plantation permits being issued for the three years
Biodegradable and compostable plastics do not prevent plastic pollution and should not be an excuse to keep consuming single-use plastics, the European Parliament has recognised in a vote. The Parliament voted to strengthen the European Commission’s plans to slash plastic pollution under ECOS
The EU Forest Manifesto is a call for political groups, candidates for European elections in 2019 and EU leaders to support forests and forest people in their manifestos, an all-inclusive approach for an action plan to protect forests and rights acknowledging that drivers of deforestation go beyond the forest sector