Industrial scale poaching & smuggling of #pangolins continues. 1.2 tons of scales found in #Indonesia = 5,900 dead animals. Four arrested. Face severe penalties. Well done to the authorities but lots more to be done to #endwildlifecrime Via The Associated Press article bit.ly/4eWY3ha

No agreement was reached on a global #plasticstreaty at the last INC in Dec. It resumes in 2025. But what if no agreement is reached? Does that mean no treaty? With co-authors Maria Ivanova & CDiLeva we offer 2 ways forward to break the impasse illuminem bit.ly/49yGSBz

Delighted to welcome the EDGE AI FOUNDATION as our 2nd Impact Technology Champion, bringing our number of International Champions to 41 organisations. EDGE AI is the global place for scalable edge AI technologies. More on all #EndWildlifeCrime Champions @ endwildlifecrime.org

Delighted to announce The Long Run as the 45th EWC International Champion! A membership organization supporting a global community of purpose-driven tourism businesses to accelerate positive impact across conservation, culture, community, & commerce ➡ bit.ly/3vHEdGj

On April 17th, the ICCF Group in partnership with GIZ, the Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime, and Legal Atlas hosted a workshop for the Botswana Conservation Parliamentary Caucus (BOCOPAC) titled "Preventing Future Zoonotic Pandemics: Strengthening National Legal Frameworks

There is growing momentum for a new UN protocol to prevent & combat wildlife trafficking & other crimes that affect the environment. What could a global agreement on tackling environmental crimes look like? My latest article for illuminem at bit.ly/4cQyQpt

China announced that it will remove Guilingji, a traditional medicine containing pangolin scales, from its official 2025 Pharmacopoeia. A step forward in wildlife protection & aligns with a growing global push to end the use of endangered animals in 💊 goodthingsguy.com/environment/a-…

Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime welcomes the adoption of a treaty on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law by the Council of Europe – a groundbreaking treaty that defines major environmental harms (inc IWT) as criminal offences bit.ly/4dsXDAg

Brazil & Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime & others will host CCPCJ side event on: 'Wildlife Trafficking of Non-CITES Species' on Friday 23 May from 10.00-11.00 CET. Everyone is invited to attend the event either in person or on line. Full details bit.ly/4doDSK5

Wildlife crime doesn’t just hurt species - it fuels organized crime. 📘 Our latest report, Disruption and Disarray: An analysis of pangolin scale and ivory trafficking, 2015-2024, lays out good practices and policy recommendations to dismantle these transnational criminal

It was inspiring to witness the World Health Assembly adopt the WHO Pandemics Agreement at the Palais des Nations. It's a remarkable achievement. The High-level segment was memorable for the level of support expressed for the World Health Organization (WHO) & multilateralism bit.ly/43FlCbS

Presidents of Angola & Brazil issue joint statement calling for negotiation of protocols to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime to tackle environmental crimes, in particular trafficking in wild fauna & flora & illegal mining bit.ly/43vCBw4

FROM ANGOLA: The ICCF Group, with support from GIZ and in partnership with the Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime (EWC) and Legal Atlas (LA), conducted a regional workshop to address zoonotic diseases, focusing on diagnostics, transmission, and legislation. Key points

UN World Environment Day virtual side event on 'Addressing Marine Wildlife Trafficking to Protect our Oceans', as a part of the UN Oceans Conference. Brilliant speakers on why we need to pay more attention to this critical issue. Video via ADM Capital Foundation youtube.com/watch?v=Fw4yJ5…

We have today issued a joint statement to the UN Oceans Conference (UNOC) on the need to address marine wildlife trafficking to protect our oceans. It draws upon our UNOC virtual side event on the same theme last week. See bit.ly/3TebwsB

CITES will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its entering into force on 1 July 2025. Join us for a special free on-line event involving CITES veterans & youth on 30 June at 13.00 CET. Go to this link to view details of all speakers & to register bit.ly/4eckwIs

On 1 July 2025 it is 50 years since CITES entered into force. Here's a selection of my articles about CITES - in many cases drafted with co-authors - published between 2018-2025, which I have compiled in one place to commemorate CITES 50th anniversary bit.ly/4l2ao7L

Welcome to South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network as the Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime's 47th International Champion! South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network is a regional inter-governmental wildlife law enforcement support body, promoting regional cooperation to combat wildlife crime in South Asia

Great to see the United Nations General Assembly adopt a powerful new Resolution on 'Tackling illicit trafficking in wildlife' on 30 June 2025, ten years after adopting its first ever Resolution on the topic in 2015. Kudos to Gabon & Germany & the UN Friends Group bit.ly/40174RS

Really looking forward to joining the 'Global Wildlife Enforcement Networks: Dialogue on Inter-WEN Cooperation' webinar as guest speaker, with special thanks to South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network - South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network & its inspiring & energetic Secretary General Krishna Acharya