TRAFFIC
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Protecting wildlife. Empowering people. Inspiring change. Global experts working to ensure trade in wild species is legal & sustainable, for people & planet.
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🚨 HUGE new £4.17M funding for nature & communities! 🌍💚. We're thrilled to announce a major grant from Arcadia Fund to tackle illegal wildlife trade & build safe, sustainable trade in wild species. Discover more 👉 #SustainableTrade @UNBiodiversity
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Executive Director, Richard Scobey, joined a high-level panel at #EU #EnvironmentalCrime event alongside @UNODC, @Europol, & @EU_Commission. Discussing the #EUGreenDeal legacy & tackling illegal #WildlifeTrade through multi-sector collaboration. 🌍 . @WWFEU
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TRAFFIC supports law enforcement, including @Europol, through EU-TWIX to dismantle these networks. 📖Discover more:
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🚨 NEW: Wildlife crime is more organised than ever and the EU is at its centre. 🌍 .EUROPOL’s latest report exposes how traffickers exploit online platforms, cross borders, and even hire vets to avoid detection. Illegal trade in glass eels & bluefin tuna is still making billions.
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@CITES TRAFFIC was proud to attend this landmark event in Zhuhai, China, alongside China Customs, @CITES MA, Fisheries Bureau, & Hong Kong AFCD. A powerful example of cross-border collaboration in the fight against wildlife crime! . #SaveTheTurtles #WildLifeTrade.
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@CITES Rescued from smugglers by Gongbei Customs, these rare turtles will now be released back into the wild or used for captive breeding: a vital step towards securing their future. #CITES #WildlifeProtection
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A historic first for endangered turtles! 🐢. For the first time ever, 58 live big-headed turtles — seized from illegal trade — were returned from mainland China to Hong Kong. @CITES #Conservation
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RT @GENetwork: @CITES @unepwcmc @IUCN @IUCNSULi Anastasiya Timoshyna of @TRAFFIC_WLTrade presents 5-Dimensional Sustainability Framework, w….
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@seashepherd Read the full story and dive deeper into the fight to protect these mysterious sharks 🌊👇. #GulperShark #SharkConservation #Fisheries.
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Deep trouble:: the race to save one of the world’s most mysterious sharks
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Ancient. Elusive. Vanishing. 🦈📉. Gulper sharks — unusual deep-sea predators older than dinosaurs — are disappearing fast. Overfishing has pushed these unique sharks to the edge of extinction as demand for their liver oil keeps rising. 📸 Melissa Romao | @SeaShepherd
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Make a difference for people & planet – join our Board of Trustees! 🌍. We're seeking new Trustees to play a vital role in tackling illegal wildlife trade and helping to create a future where humanity and wildlife thrive together 👇. 📅 Deadline: 28 Feb
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RT @GENetwork: The 78th meeting of the @CITES Standing Committee kicks off in #GENeva! . With a packed agenda of 87 items, #CITESSC78 will….
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Event alert!🚨 We're at BIOFACH talking about the future of ethical wildlife trade in the Himalayas 🌿🍄🟫. Join our breakfast session on the sustainable trade of wild plants & fungi. 📅 13 Feb | 9-10 AM.📍 FairWild Stand (9-541). @UKBCFs @fairwild . #EthicalTrade
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📢The online illegal wildlife trade in Vietnam is booming . TRAFFIC's latest investigation uncovers a booming online market for ivory, tiger and pangolin products. 🐘🦏🐅. Wild life is not a commodity. Let's protect it before it's gone! . #EndWildLifeCrime #IllegalWildLifeTrade
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@cisl_cambridge Lets take action and collectively build a sustainable future. Read the full article:
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Lindsay Hooper is chief executive of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership It is time to reframe sustainability as a save-ourselves imperative
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Reframing sustainability in the business world for meaningful change 🌍🌿. This insightful article by @cisl_cambridge highlights the urgent need for businesses to make bold reforms to achieve resilient markets and protect nature. #SustainableBusiness #NatureConservation
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@UNODC 4/ Supported by @StateINL’s “Strengthening Collaboration to Interdict Illegal Wildlife Trade” project, this marks a pivotal step in safeguarding the Galapagos’ unparalleled biodiversity for generations to come. 💚. #WildlifeTrafficking #Galapagos #Conservation
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@UNODC 3/📌 Hands-on training: Crime scene management & baggage scanning at ECOGAL Airport. 📌 Insights shared: Experts explored trafficking routes, concealed methods & high-risk species. 📌 Custom solutions: A tailored Chain of Custody Protocol was developed to strengthen enforcement.
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2/ To combat this, @TRAFFIC_WLTrade & @UNODC hosted a workshop at Galapagos Airports, uniting 35 experts to boost prevention, detection & control of species trafficking. Here’s how we're making a difference:
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1/ Protecting the unique wildlife of the Galapagos 🐢✨. Home to extraordinary species found nowhere else on Earth — marine iguanas, giant tortoises, sharks, and more — the Galapagos is under increasing threat from illegal wildlife trafficking.
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