Voi, Kenya – Wildlife Works, the world’s leading REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) project development and management company with an effective approach to applying innovative market based solutions to the conservation of biodiversity,...
Goz Djarat, Chad – Yesterday President Déby Itno lit the stockpile of 1.1 tons of confiscated ivory in this town at the entrance of the Zakouma National Park, the country’s premier national park. The...
Cape Town, South Africa – “The development of petroleum, especially shale gas, will be a game-changer for the Karoo region and the South African economy,” said South Africa’s president, Jacob Zuma in his State...
London, United Kingdom – Today, heads of state, ministers and officials of around 50 countries convened in London for a summit on illegal wildlife trade. The opening of the conference held at London’s Lancaster...
Paris, France – France is set to crush part of her 17 ton ivory stockpile today, according to the country’s Ecology Ministry. “We are very satisfied that the French state has changed its doctrine;...
Geneva, Switzerland – The UN Security Council has just adopted two resolutions that specifically targets illegal wildlife trafficking, especially elephant ivory. The resolutions – numbers 2136 and 2134 – are aimed directly at armed...
Cape Town, South Africa – In a country famed for its meat-eaters and a city celebrated for its seafood cuisine, Adien Aggenbach has done the unconscionable – she’s opened a 100% vegan café in...
New Delhi, India – Yesterday India followed Israel, Sao Paolo and the European Union in banning the use of testing on animals. Following an intense campaign by PETA India and MP and environmental activist...
Hong Kong, China – Following mainland China’s recent destruction of 6 tons of illegal ivory, Hong Kong has announced a commitment to destroy 27 of its estimated 33 tons of ivory stocks. This is one...
As a student of philosophy the endless debate on global warming brings to mind the brilliance of an 18th Century mathematician who answered to the name of Blaise Pascal. This is the same Pascal...
