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Odisha to Prevent Illegal Trade in Wildlife
2016-06-05 21:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ComoxValley: Sunday marks the World Environment Day, while this year focuses on "Zero Tolerance for Illegal Wildlife Trade". Last month, at the second United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, UN "Wild For Life" global campaign was launched, led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Convention on the International Trade in Wild Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES). Girls dressed in traditional clothes and with their...
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Wildlife Trafficking Needs to Be a Policy Priority in Asia Pacific Before It Is Too Late
2016-06-05 08:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: This year's World Environment Day on June 5 puts the spotlight on the illegal trade in wildlife. The problem has particular significance in Asia, which is the destination for most of the ivory taken from 20,000 to 25,000 elephants and the horns of more than 1,200 rhinos killed in Africa every year. Demand in the region is driven by fast growing middle and upper classes with an appetite for exotic pets, décor, food and fashion. While several iconic species including rhinos, tigers and elephants...
New Emirates A380 to raise awareness of illegal wildlife trade
2016-06-01 01:00:00| Airport Technology
Emirates has launched its fifth A380, which features a design raising awareness of illegal wildlife trading practices, at London's Heathrow Airport.
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Spring comes sooner to urban heat islands, with potential consequences for wildlife
2016-05-25 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: With spring now fully sprung, a new study by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers shows that buds burst earlier in dense urban areas than in their suburban and rural surroundings. This may be music to urban gardeners' ears, but that tune could be alarming to some native and migratory birds and bugs. Urban-dwelling plants around the globe typically get a head start on the growing season compared to their rural counterparts because of the urban heat island effect, the phenomenon in which...
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UN calls for overhaul of national laws to tackle wildlife crime
2016-05-24 14:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Governments around the world need to pass national laws outlawing the possession of wildlife and timber that has been illegally harvested or traded elsewhere, a new report by the UNs Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) urges. At present, unlisted but endangered flora and fauna can be legally sold in other nations, even if it was illicitly taken from the countries of origin, due to a lack of coverage in the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites). As the Guardian revealed...
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