TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, works to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature
Entries from February 1, 2008 - March 1, 2008
“Don’t buy trouble” warns TRAFFIC India
Shawl of Shame: end consumers are as much partners in wildlife crime as those who deal in or hunt protected species of wildlife. Click image to enlargeNew Delhi—TRAFFIC India has advised tourists to be careful what they buy as souvenirs during their travels.
The message comes in the form of four eye-catching posters depicting models handcuffed next to confiscated wildlife goods, under the heading “Don’t Buy Trouble”.
Targeted at domestic and foreign tourists in India, the posters deliver a clear message that end consumers are as much partners in wildlife crime as the traders or poachers who deal in or hunt protected species of wildlife. If found guilty, offenders are liable to hefty fines and up to 7 years imprisonment.
Sustainable use of wild plants project launched in India
More than 80 people attended the launch, including key policy makers, Forest Department officials, MAP cultivators collectors and traders, and representatives from WWF India and other NGOs Click photo to enlargeUttarakhand, India, 28 February 2008—A project to implement the International Standard for Sustainable Wild Collection of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (ISSC-MAP) was launched in Dehradun, India, today.
ISSC-MAP promotes appropriate management of wild plant populations to ensure those used in medicines and cosmetics are not over-exploited. ISSC-MAP is based on six principles: maintaining wild MAP resources, preventing negative environmental impacts, legal compliance, respecting customary rights, applying responsible management practices, and applying responsible business practices.
TRAFFIC
in Conservation awareness, Plants - medicinal and aromatic
Indonesia tightens tortoise trade regulations
Indian Star Tortoises being traded illegally and in filthy conditions© Chris R. Shepherd / TRAFFIC Southeast Asia Click photo to enlarge Cambridge, UK—In reponse to a TRAFFIC report, An overview of the regulation of the freshwater turtle and tortoise pet trade in Jakarta, Indonesia, launched last month, the Indonesian Government has acted swiftly to tighten up regulations on importing exotic species of tortoises and turtles into the country.
The report highlights the rampant illegal trade in tortoises and turtles in the pet markets of the nation’s captial, Jakarta.
TRAFFIC
in Enforcement, Herpetological, Smuggling to Asia
