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It’s Time for the World to Treat Wildlife Crime as Serious and Organized Crime

Posted: 01 Sep 2021 09:01 PM PDT

On August 18, 2021, we witnessed a potential game-changer in the fight against international wildlife crime (IWT). One of the world's leading wildlife trafficking hubs, Hong Kong, voted to change its laws to treat wildlife Crime as "Organized and Serious Crime." From 2010 to 2020, local authorities valued wildlife seizures in the city at more […] Related posts: Taking Action to Address Wildlife Crime's Environmental, Health, and Security Risks John Scanlon on the Case for Criminalizing...

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Integrating Conflict Prevention and Climate Change in U.S. Foreign Policy and Development Assistance

Posted: 31 Aug 2021 09:01 PM PDT

Climate change is no longer an abstract issue we may face in the future. Devastating forest fires, the hottest June on record in the United States, lethal flooding in Europe and Asia, and extreme droughts in Africa reveal that the climate is already changing with extreme consequences. Even more concerning than these events alone is […] Related posts: 21st Century Diplomacy: Foreign Policy is Climate Policy (Report & Project Launch) A Conflict Prevention Agenda Should Inform Climate...

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