Africa: 50 Years of Cites – Shielding Wildlife From Trade-Driven Extinction

Africa: 50 Years of Cites – Shielding Wildlife From Trade-Driven Extinction

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) marks 50 years since it entered into force on Tuesday, celebrating five decades of protecting endangered wildlife from overexploitation through international trade. Originally conceived in 1963 at a meeting of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the Convention entered into…

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#WorldEnvironmentDay: The cost of extinction

#WorldEnvironmentDay: The cost of extinction

As the world celebrates World Environment Day today, 5 June, one European fintech company has set out to answer what is essentially a million dollar question: “What is nature really worth?” Developed by Estonia-based “tech for good” company Endangered Wildlife OÜ, the Biodiversity Valuator is a cutting-edge software tool that calculates the financial value of…

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