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To reduce the public health risks associated with the sale of live wild animals for food in traditional food markets, the World Health Organisation (WHO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and the United Nations Environment Programme (…
Bangkok, 17 February 2021 – Exceptional efforts on the frontlines to stop environmental crime, including the illegal trade in wildlife and in plastic waste, have been recognized by the United Nations, INTERPOL and…
The Green Customs Initiative is a partnership of international entities cooperating to prevent the illegal trade, and facilitate the legal trade of environmentally sensitive commodities covered by relevant trade-related treaties, including MEAs.…
Some species of rhinoceros are among the world’s most endangered animals, threatened by both habitat loss and poaching. Learn more about these iconic animals by taking this quiz to mark World Rhino Day on 22…
Unique challenge aims for one million people to #RunWild #ForNature and represent one million threatened species Collaboration between UNEP and #adidasRuntastic, supported by Internet of Elephants New ‘Run Wild’…
In many parts of the world, bats are often vilified as blood-sucking pests and carriers of potentially deadly pathogens, like coronaviruses. But that reputation obscures all the good things that bats do, say…
July 18 marks International Save the Vaquita Day to raise awareness about this critically endangered marine mammal, which is part of the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) Wild for Life campaign. While…
From rhino horns, to pangolin scales to rosewood, the world has seen increases and decreases in the illicit trade of plants and animals during the recent five-year period, according to a new report from the United…
In the last century, a combination of population growth and reduction in ecosystems and biodiversity has created unprecedented opportunities for zoonotic diseases - where pathogens pass between animals and people.…
Interview with Johannes Refisch, United Nations Great Apes Survival Partnership Programme, Programme Manager and Coordinator For decades, ecotourism has helped to conserve nature and protect endangered species.…
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