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This report is the third in an annual series on emerging trends in China’s wildlife trade. that aim to highlight wildlife trade trends in threatened and at-risk wildlife, with an emphasis on the impact of China’s trade on globally important biodiversity “hotspots”. These hotspots have a crucial influence on the survival of endangered species, where conservation...
The aim of this project, which was commissioned by the CITES Secretariat, was to compile up-to-date information on current trade in Saiga products and derivatives, focusing on some key areas. These key areas included analysis of global trade in Saiga parts and derivatives, undertaking market research in Malaysia and Singapore, compiling information on the population status, levels of...
A study was conducted to identify the role of community forests in the conservation of faunal diversity in various community forests practiced in the Satbariya Range Post of Dang district. The study aimed to understand and evaluate the role of community forests in biodiversity, especially faunal conservation efforts. Different methods such as questionnaire survey, group discussion and...
One of the causes of critical species depletion in the world is the increasing demand for wildlife products. Poaching, for example of rhinoceros, has long been rampant in Nepal, and has recently been facilitated by the reordered priorities and shifting constraints of the current emergency. The best hope for stopping or reducing the illegal exploitation of protected species lies in the...
The international illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products is one the major engines driving species to extinction. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which defines standards for use of wildlife and their products, represents a major global commitment to reverse this trend. It remains to be seen whether the terms of this treaty...
Displacement and relocation from protected areas is an important concern in Asia. Policies to create new parks or strengthen enforcement in existing ones, nationalise forest reserves, and implement stricter conservation rules on private lands under the guise of biodiversity or watershed management, have been resulting in significant relocations and dislocations of people.
In Thailand,...
The Rodnei Mountains National Park in Romania is one of the 13 national parks and one of the three reservations of the biosphere in this country, that shelters a variety of natural touristic attractions setting it apart as a natural protected area. In general, the landscape is in a good state of preservation, being altered in some areas through atrophic actions such as land clearing, motorized...
The authors report records of 25 species of resident breeding birds in St Katherine Protectorate, south Sinai, Egypt in 2006, 2007 and spring 2008. They note a number of chronological and geographical discrepancies in the distributions and abundances of these species in reference to earlier surveys and records. Located in the southern Sinai mountains, St Katherine Protectorate is an important...
Corbett, Uttarakhand: A unique partnership between Kumaoni villagers and the forest department at the Jim Corbett National Park has helped protect many rare wildlife species and scripted one of the world's best conservation stories. Here, the villagers work as gilis (forest guards). They guide the tourists to scenic spots, help them choose the right place for angling and keep a watchful eye...
In Argentina, actions for the conservation of the vicuña have, until now, concentrated on regulating the commercialization of this species' valuable fiber. Even so, illegal commerce continues: in April 2000, the Secretary of Environment and Sustainable Development of the Province of Salta (SMADS), in the Northwest of the country, had seized 65 Kg (143 pounds) of fiber taken from 213...
