by Rachel Harper | May 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Loss of biodiversity is occurring at an alarming rate, One elephant is killed in Africa every 15 minutes for its tusks. We must take action now to save these species. MEPs for Wildlife wrote to Commissioner Vella calling for a total ban on ivory trade and import in...
by Rachel Harper | Mar 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
The EU has the Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking in place, and we are expecting a review on this by July. In addition to this we are writing a report on combating the destabilizing effects of wildlife trafficking in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP)...
by Rachel Harper | Mar 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
It has just been announced that 24 representatives from Latin American and Caribbean countries met in Costa Rica over the weekend and adopted the world’s first binding agreement to protect the human rights of environmental defenders. This means Measures will be...
by Rachel Harper | Feb 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Wildlife trafficking is crippling the planet We are currently in the midst of the sixth mass extinction. We are losing plants and animals at an alarming rate and humans are to blame. One of the most serious threats to biodiversity loss is wildlife trafficking. With a...
by Rachel Harper | Feb 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
The MEPs for Wildlife group have written to European Commissioners Timmermans and Vella to show their support for the ambitious plastics strategy announced last month. The letter highlights the devastating consequences that plastic has on marine biodiversity with a...