AbstraEvaluating key evidence and formulating regulatory alternatives regarding the UK’s Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Billct

Evaluating key evidence and formulating regulatory alternatives regarding the UK’s Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill Abstract:Public policy addressing biodiversity loss is most likely to be effective when it is informed by appropriate evidence and considers potential unintended consequences. We evaluate key evidence relating to the UK’s Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill. We characterize the UK’s…

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Custodians’ Press Release

Custodians’ Press Release For the Custodians’ press release regarding the moratorium on the issuing of temporary and in-site firearm permits between South Africa, Mocambique, Eswatini and Lesotho, Click HERE.

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The Humane Society petition to the US Fish and Wildlife

The Humane Society petition to the US Fish and Wildlife Attachments:1. Copy of ESA petition; 2. Copy of CITES CoP19 document. South Africa succeeded in stopping the uplisting of hippo from CITES Appendix II to Appendix I, using the NDF (Non-detrimental finding) at the time.3. Copy of USFW Finding. In March 2022, the US Fish…

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TOPS Listings Invitation to Provincial Roadshows

TOPS Listings Invitation to Provincial Roadshows The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment would like to invite you to the provincial roadshows to discuss and provide inputs on the following legislative tools published for public comment and in national newspapers: The roadshows will also be used to discuss Transformation of the Biodiversity Sector as…

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