Europol Operation LAKE VII: 256 eel smugglers arrested, 24 Million glass eels seized. 38 countries and agencies involved. ‼️ALL new records‼️(see figure). This is one of the world’s biggest wildlife crimes!

👋New #LifeInConservation paper: “Supporting conservationists’ mental health through better working conditions” #OpenAccess in Conservation Biology. This is the culmination of the Life in Conservation project, which so many people contributed to conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.11…

📢 NEW REPORT OUT 📢 Today we’re publishing a new report, exploring the role of #corruption in enabling #wildlifetrafficking. Since 2015, a constant we have observed in our investigations is the role of corruption in enabling this organised crime. Read: wildlifejustice.org/publications/d…

Warmest congratulations on this new must read book by Profes MC Cordonier Segger Dr. Alexandra Harrington and Andrew Wardell published in our Cambridge University Press - Law Series - CITES as a Tool for Sustainable Development - bit.ly/3YrglR5

It has been such an honour to have worked alongside so many experts and assist the editors MC Cordonier Segger, D. Andrew Wardell, and Dr. Alexandra Harrington with this volume over the past few years! 😊 #CITES #CITES50 Cambridge University Press Markus W Gehring 🇪🇺

Using data from 11 reserves from 2017 to 2021, we analysed the cost & effectiveness of several rhino conservation interventions in the Greater Kruger (South Africa): from fences & cameras to dehorning & tracking dogs. 👇🏽Thread with high-level summary (/10) gkepf.org/rhino-conserva…

Great this is published. Ch. from me on understanding markets to conserve traded species. Thanks Michelle Anagnostou, PhD MC Cordonier Segger Dr. Alexandra Harrington. w/ Ivonne Higuero John E. Scanlon AO Peter Stoett cambridge.org/core/books/cit… CITES@50 CITES ICCS Wildlife Trade Oxford Martin School Oxford Policy Engagement Network (OPEN)

Had the pleasure to attend the ICN workshop University of Oxford this week with this great group of people from around the world. Such an amazing time discussing #wildlifetrade and policy across multiple taxonomic groups. More to come!

Last day to register ‼️ Join us tomorrow 4pm UK time as top experts discuss how the legal implementation of CITES can aid in achieving the global sustainable development agenda. 🌍eventbrite.ca/e/book-launch-…

The 'CITES as a Tool for Sustainable Development' Book Launch & Expert Legal Roundtable was held on Thursday October 19th 2023! Thank you to everyone that attended and the amazing volunteers that helped make the event run smoothly. Full recap: biodiversitylawgovernance.org/cites-as-a-too…

I'm looking forward to joining Michelle Anagnostou, PhD to discuss the nexus of environmental and financial crimes at the upcoming ACAMS in #Toronto on 16 November. Sophisticated criminals around the world commit wildlife crime to make illicit profits - Canada is no exception.

Absolutely thrilled to see this out into the world! We estimate how many sharks were died from fishing in the world from 2012 to 2019 and analyze if domestic and international regulations governing shark fishing have decreased mortality - they haven’t science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Coming soon: 📢 e-Learning course "Introduction to Counter Wildlife Trafficking in the Maritime Supply Chains" announced today at International Maritime Organization Facilitation Committee meeting in London:

Why language matters in biodiversity conservation?? Great results from the translatE project figshare.com/articles/poste… Tatsuya Amano

1/2 Well this article made my day! First attempt to model whether humanity has any chance of getting to a safe and just operating space - where humanity's needs are met without breaching any planetary boundaries. Drumroll... the answer is... yes. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

📣Is it just conservation? A typology of Indigenous peoples’ and local communities’ roles in conserving biodiversity I'm happy that this paper is out to challenge the Protected Area bros and conservation optimism discourse. cell.com/one-earth/full…

New 📰| Compliance and enforcement in a brave new (green) world: best practices and technologies for green governance 🌿 Read it ➡️ tinyurl.com/swktvhyh Read the PLS ➡️: tinyurl.com/bdhryjp2

🌍 An impactful week in South Africa, where voices united to stand strong against wildlife crime. Let’s keep driving change and safeguarding biodiversity for future generations. #EndWildlifeCrime #ProtectOurPlanet #SouthAfrica