Fighting for Survival: Lifting Up Indigenous Voices
by Sarah Abdelrahim
Indigenous peoples play a crucial role in protecting and advocating for global biodiversity. According to the United Nations, there are 370 million Indigenous peoples around the world — almost 5 percent…
Read more- Jun 13, 2018
Too Rare to Wear: Stopping Illegal Trade of Hawksbill Turtle Products
by Georgia Woodroffe
The Too Rare to Wear campaign brings tourist and conservation groups together to end the trade of illegal tortoiseshell products. Also called turtleshell, this material comes from hawksbill sea turtles,…
Read more- Apr 04, 2017
Illegal Trade Reveals Unknown Orchids
by Hannah Watson
Commercial trade of wild-collected plants is restricted in most countries. Orchids, in particular, are often subject to intensive harvesting as medicinal and ornamental plants, even though the international…
Read more- Jun 22, 2015