As a part of continuing promotional efforts for his new book Himalaya: Mountains of Life, Center for Governance and Sustainability Faculty Fellow Kamal Bawa appeared on the BCC World News Program IMPACT on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013. Interviewed alongside co-author and photographer Sandesh Kadur, Dr. Bawa, the first recipient of the Royal Norwegian Society of [...]
As the current Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice meets April 22nd-26th, the heads of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Yury Fedotov and John Scanlon, called for international action to strengthen responses to illegal trade in [...]
In step with their commitments to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Vietnamese Wildlife Conservation Society conducted a survey on the online illicit animal trade. Vietnam News reports that the survey found that “up to 108 wild animal species are found to be trafficked illegally over [...]
A healthy forest system is the foundation of a green economy, says the United Nations Environment Programme. According to the agency’s statement, “Practically speaking, a green economy is one whose growth in income and employment is driven by public and private investments that reduce carbon emissions and pollution, enhance energy, and resource efficiency, and prevent [...]
The Daily Times of Pakistan reports that the Pakistani government has expressed concerns over its future state growth in light of a significant drop in GDP attributed largely to environmental degradation. In particular, officials cite increasing climate change, loss of biodiversity, clean air and clean water as major factors culminating in its environmental governance malfunctions. [...]
On March 3rd, 2013, in Bangkok, Thailand, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) began its 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16). COP16 will run from the 3rd to the 14th of March, and will address a number of wildlife issues including overfishing, illegal logging, and wildlife crime. There [...]
