Social media and messaging platforms and others now focusing on the establishment of cryptocurrencies cannot turn a blind eye to illicit transactions that they may be fostering," El-Hindi said.
As a signatory to the London Declaration and the Kasane Statement on Illegal Wildlife Trade, we the undersigned organizations are writing to request that Japan take a leadership role in the fight against the illegal trade in ivory.
Featuring satellite images, the report finds that the illicit trade in diamonds and elephant ivory is supplying armed groups, and regional oil interests are at the heart of the conflict.
Princess Alia has partnered with IFAW to bring our Animal Action Education program to children throughout Jordan and to rescue wildlife from illegal trade.
The senior official also trashed notion on the presence of huge market for Ivory in China, saying strict laws have been put in place as part of efforts to end the illicit trade and elephant poaching.
The lake is quite narrow here, and directly opposite(you can take a boat across) is a grotto restaurant and the Swiss Customs Museum with exhibits about smuggling and illegal trade.
In China and a handful of Southeast Asian countries, there are an estimated 7,000 captive tigers on farms, many of which are thought to supply the illegal trade.
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message on World Environment Day, to be observed on 5 June: This year's observance of World Environment Day shines a much-needed spotlight on the illegal trade in wildlife.
In a note released last January 8 and resumed by the international press, the group attributed the responsibility of the massacre to a feud linked to the illegal traffic of teak wood.
But many of the biggest challenges facing Russian forests- such as climate change, illegal trade and boosting the capacity to process new wood products- are common throughout Europe, said Alexander Panfilov, deputy head of Russia's Federal Forestry Agencyexternal link.
Unknown source from South Korea said:«We must focus on the fact that the illicit trade began after the UN Security Council in September passed a resolution which sharply limited the import of oil products from North Korea».
Monitoring and regulation- The World Bank and TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network have identified key areas and have listed several interventions to minimize the illegal trade of endangered species and, as an extension, the risk it poses to biodiversity in Southeast Asia.
The campaign asks everyone to pledge to end the illegal trade in wildlife, from ordinary citizens, who can ensure they do not buy prohibited products, to governments, who can pursue change though implementing effective policies to protect species and ecosystems.
A government source told the South Korean newspaper that,"We need to focus on the fact that the illicit trade started after a UN Security Council resolution in September drastically capped North Korea's imports of refined petroleum products.".
This gives us hope that if we continue to seriously step up enforcement and public awareness efforts across the entire illegal trade chain, support sustainable livelihoods for rural communities affected and remain ever vigilant, we can put the disturbing trends of recent years into reverse,” said Scanlon.
While the report shows no evidence that these tigers are currently a supply source for the international black market, these weak U.S. regulations could leave them vulnerable to illegal trade unless the issue is immediately addressed.
Presenting his report, Elgin stressed that the registered economy is not only caused by tax breaks or unregistered employment, adding that online shopping errors, illegal trade, and unpaid overtime wages also contribute to the high numbers.
To support these efforts further research is needed into the scale of the environmental, political, social and economic implications of the trade, as well as an improved understanding of the illegal trade itself and the impact of measures taken to prevent and combat it.
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