JKIA records highest number if ivory seizures in 7 years
Seventeen percent of illegal ivory seized worldwide in the past seven years was confiscated at Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. According to a report...
China come up with timetable to cease all domestic trade in ivory
China will publish a timetable by the end of the year to halt its domestic commercial trade in ivory, a senior official said on...
Value of Global Environment Crime goes higher – Report
A report by Unep and Interpol shows that the value of global environmental crime is 26 per cent larger than previous estimates. Today, the...
Kenya’s new Airport Court to deal with illegal ivory and drug trafficking
Kenya opened its first airport court at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The court will handle cases to do with International illegal ivory...
70,000 hectares of forests is lost to illegal logging every year – UN Report
A new report has shown that Kenya loses 70,000 hectares of forest each year to illegal logging. The report done by United Nations Environment...
Campaign to Save Elephants launched by Kenya’s First Lady
Kenya’s First Lady, Margaret Kenyatta launched a conservation campaign to save elephants and rhinos. The Elephant Education Campaign Walk dubbed “ivory belongs to elephants,”...
AWF Hails Near Total Ban on Elephant Ivory in United States
The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has welcomed the revision of a United States government rule on the elephant that will make it more difficult...
UN Resolution Urges Intensified Action Agaist Illegal Wildlife Trade
One of the resolutions passed by the world’s environment ministers at the end of the second session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2)...
Kenya to push for international ban on ivory trade
Kenya will push for a total ban on global ivory trade during the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) meeting in South Africa this September....
Iran, UNEP sign environmental joint plan of action
Iran and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) have signed a joint plan of action on managing hazardous wastes and promoting collaborative researches. The...
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