strategy
Monitoring international trade in endangered species
Implementation:
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) have been instrumental in establishing and running TRAFFIC (Trade Records Analysis of Flora and Fauna in Commerce), a global network which monitors trade in wild animals, plants, and wild life products. TRAFFIC also facilitate in implementing CITES.
Broader:
Recording trade in speciesMonitoring trade movementsMonitoring trade in live animalsRegulating trade in endangered species Constrained by:
Protecting international trade in endangered species Problems:
International trade in endangered speciesPoaching
Threatened species of living organisms
Trade in animal products of endangered species
Vulnerability of protected natural areas
Values:
Endangered Organizations:
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Fauna and Flora International International Organization for Succulent Plant Study IUCN/SSC African Elephant Specialist Group IUCN/SSC African Rhino Specialist Group Humane Society International European Bureau for Conservation and Development World Wide Fund for Nature TRAFFIC International International Fund for Animal Welfare Environmental Investigation Agency TRAFFIC Europe Subjects:
Commerce → TradeSocietal Problems → Endangered species
Research, Standards → Inspection, tests
Type Classification:
F: Exceptional strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
