A new, interactive, online tool for visualising data and trends in the international trade in endangered species is being launched today. CITES Wildlife TradeView is a joint project between the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre…
Women are agents of transformational change and stewards of nature. They also play a leading role as food producers, representing more than 40% of the agricultural labor and 47% of the global fishing workforce. Yet ongoing discrimination means they continue to be under-represented in decision making and their access to and control of land and resources is severely…
Wetlands, ranging from peat bogs and rivers to marshes and mangroves, are vital habitats that sustain local livelihoods and help mitigate global climate change. However, we are losing wetlands three times faster than forests. 2 February marks World Wetlands Day, where scientists, conservation leaders and policy experts around the world join with the public to…
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