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China’s Desire for Rosewood Drives Illegal Timber Trade in Ghana

China’s desire for furniture made of rosewood is decimating forests in Ghana, as corruption and collusion are driving illegal exports of the valuable timber. The corruption was uncovered by Washington-based ...

August 1, 2019BY Frank Fang
Seeing the Elephant in the Room

Editor's note: CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) is currently meeting until October 5. Please ...

October 5, 2016BY Cyril Christo
Oceanic Whitetip Sharks Are Pushed Toward Extinction by Shark Finning

I was being towed behind a small boat 150 km from shore and counting reef fish as part ...

October 1, 2013BY Dr. Gerry
Shark Species Added to the List of Protected Species

The world’s major international wildlife conference approved a proposal to regulate international trade of sharks in a historic ...

March 25, 2013BY Ticiane Rossi

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