Tag: TRAFFIC

Huya Launches “Protect Our Home Planet” Campaign with Wildlife Conservation Organizations, Promoting Human-to-Nature Harmony

Stuart Mitchell

HUYA Inc., a game live streaming platform in China, officially launched its “Protect Our Home Planet” Campaign (the “Campaign”), partnering with TRAFFIC, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), and the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA), aiming to raise public awareness of preventing and resisting illegal wildlife trade online, and promote harmony between human and nature. Huya CEO Dong Rongjie, Huya Senior Vice President Li Meng, Director of TRAFFIC China Xu Ling, and IFAW China Program Manager Ma Chenyue jointly launched this over one-year Campaign at the annual gala “HUYA Boom…

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CITES, WWF and TRAFFIC Release New Guide to Identify Smuggled Ivory

Stuart Mitchell

*:nth-child(6)>*:nth-child(2)>*:nth-child(4)>*:nth-child(1)>*:nth-child(1)>*:nth-child(2)>*:nth-child(1)>*:nth-child(2)” data-ae_styles=”display;inline;position;static;float;none;clear;none;overflow;visible;column-count;auto;column-width;auto;column-span;none;contain;none”>*:nth-child(6)>*:nth-child(2)>*:nth-child(4)>*:nth-child(1)>*:nth-child(1)>*:nth-child(2)>*:nth-child(2)” data-ae_styles=”display;block;position;static;float;none;clear;none;overflow;visible;column-count;auto;column-width;auto;column-span;none;contain;none”>CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero stated, “The much-awaited 4*:nth-child(6)>*:nth-child(2)>*:nth-child(4)>*:nth-child(1)>*:nth-child(1)>*:nth-child(2)>*:nth-child(3)” data-ae_styles=”display;block;position;static;float;none;clear;none;overflow;visible;column-count;auto;column-width;auto;column-span;none;contain;none”>Last reviewed in 1999, more than two decades of advancements have been incorporated into the Guide to help law enforcement agencies distinguish between types of ivories and their substitutes, including detailed graphics and forensic applications for ivory identification. Accurate identification is critical potentially to prevent illegal ivory products from being smuggled or illegally traded and to curb the poaching crisis decimating African elephant populations. *:nth-child(6)>*:nth-child(2)>*:nth-child(4)>*:nth-child(1)>*:nth-child(1)>*:nth-child(2)>*:nth-child(4)>*:nth-child(1)” data-ae_styles=”display;inline;position;static;float;none;clear;none;overflow;visible;column-count;auto;column-width;auto;column-span;none;contain;none”>Parties agreed that the guide required updating to help with identification of elephant ivory due…

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