Banning wild meat could add to global food problems
A blanket ban on the trade of wild meat could create risks for nature and for human health, according to a new study.
Plants & Animals
Feb 23, 2021
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News tagged with trade ban
Turtles get boost as Malaysian state to ban egg trade
A Malaysian state that is a major nesting site for turtles will ban the trade in their eggs, authorities said Thursday, in a boost for the threatened creatures.
Ecology
May 21, 2020
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Coronavirus: Why a blanket ban on wildlife trade would not be the right response
The early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic have been linked to a "wet" market in Wuhan, in the Hubei province of eastern China. Wet markets are common in Asia, Africa and elsewhere, selling fresh fruit and vegetables, poultry, ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 9, 2020
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Increasing value of ivory poses major threat to elephant populations
The global price of ivory increased tenfold since its 1989 trade ban by the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), new research has found. The University of Bristol Veterinary School study, published ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 29, 2019
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Zimbabwe wants ivory ban lifted so it can sell $600-mln stockpile
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa opened a UN wildlife summit on Monday with a call to lift the global ivory trade ban so that the country can sell $600 million of stockpiled tusks.
Ecology
Jun 24, 2019
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Despite export bans global seahorse trade continues
Many countries are engaged in a vast illegal and unrecorded international trade in seahorses, one that circumvents global regulations, according to new UBC study that has implications for many other animal species.
Ecology
Feb 28, 2019
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Game-changing ivory ban takes effect but further efforts needed to ensure long-term gains
New research released today by WWF and TRAFFIC reveal that China's elephant ivory trade ban has had significantly positive effects since coming into force on 31 December 2017, but still requires further action to influence ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 27, 2018
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Court: Ban seafood caught with nets that harm tiny porpoises
A judge has ordered the U.S. government to ban imports of seafood caught by Mexican fisheries that use a net blamed for killing off the vaquita, the world's smallest and most-endangered porpoise.
Ecology
Jul 26, 2018
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ZTE shares surge 22% as US sanctions lift moves step closer
Shares in Chinese telecoms equipment maker ZTE surged more than 20 percent in Hong Kong on Thursday after the company moved a step closer to having a painful US purchase ban lifted.
Business
Jul 12, 2018
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ZTE petitions US government to lift sanctions
Chinese telecom giant ZTE has asked the US government to lift a ban on sales to the company, which threatens its survival and has added to trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Business
May 7, 2018
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