Author Archives: Bili Mzee

September 23, 2016 Mike Gaworecki The European Union and Senegal have put forward a resolution at CoP17 proposing measures to tackle corruption in wildlife trafficking. Late last year, Yury Fedotov, executive director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, joined with John Scanlon, secretary-general of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ofContinue reading “Calls for CITES to address the corruption fueling the illegal wildlife trade”

Report for the Interpol Environmental Crime DirectorateNovember 22, 2015 By Richard Hargreaves A CALL FOR AN INTERPOL INVESTIGATION INTO THE KEY CHINESE, AFRICAN AND SYRIAN APE TRADERS; CHINESE ZOOLOGICAL PARK OWNERS AND AUTHORITIES; AND CITES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY AND SECRETARIAT STAFF  INVOLVED IN AND / OR POTENTIALLY ACQUIESCENT TO THE ILLEGAL APE TRADE SINCE 2007

Southeast Asia Globe Interview – June 18, 2014 Swiss-born photojournalist and wildlife activist Karl Ammann has been investigating the illegal trade in wildlife products for more than three decades. On the phone from Kenya, Ammann spoke to Southeast Asia Globe about staying out of trouble and his disillusionment with the authorities’ efforts to clamp downContinue reading “Trade secrets: Karl Ammann”