While the international conservation community unites against the captive breeding of big cats in South Africa, the government stalls.
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There is a significant elephant-poaching problem in northern Botswana that has likely been going on for over a year.
La tecnología tiene un papel vital en la recolección de datos precisos sobre la vida salvaje. Pero no es suficiente para salvar a los elefantes de África.
Drone technology plays a vital role in gathering accurate wildlife data. But this alone isn’t enough to save Africa’s elephants.
En Afrique du Sud, les lions captifs servent de plus en plus à alimenter le commerce international d’os de félins.
Not enough credit is given to the agency African governments have in their dealings with China.
Botswana has been an unparalleled elephant conservation success story. That seems to be changing.
Captive breeding takes place in South Africa and no other country is permitted to export lion bones.
Improving livelihoods by exploring alternatives to wildlife trade would help to curb the poaching of threatened species like elephants.
The mining industry in South Africa needs an inclusive model that builds on and improves shared value.
Now that President Xi Jinping’s presidential term has been extended indefinitely, African governments need to plan strategically for their future engagements with the Chinese.
A narrow interest in whether Beijing actively pushed for Mugabe’s fall is based on the assumption that the China-Africa relationship is an isolated phenomenon.
The rhino horn auction in South Africa is a serious setback in the fight against poaching and the survival of wild rhinos. The chances of the horns remaining in the country are next to zero.
For the domestic ivory trade ban to be effective at preventing further elephant poaching, Chinese authorities need to signal explicitly that it will be implemented indefinitely.
New technologies are developing with exponential velocity, breadth and depth. Their systemic impact is likely to be profound.
Understanding the connections between basic food demands and accessibility to water and energy is important when it comes to climate change and its impact on agriculture and livelihoods.
China has decided to end all domestic trade in ivory, an act that could help elephant numbers all over Africa.
In the absence of trading ivory, other solutions have to be found to fund conservation and support communities living on the front line of the battle against poaching.
The focus of CITES is not solely on the protection of species. It also promotes controlled trade that is not detrimental to the sustainability of wild species.
Southern African nations are seeking permission to trade in ivory, in direct opposition to the wishes of their northern neighbours.
