What will Africa’s story on ocean governance be? Interview with David Willima

Earlier this year, the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Agreement, better known as the High Seas Treaty, entered into force, paving the way for protecting marine life in international waters. Countries…

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Official tied to commercial breeding to represent US at global wildlife trade meeting

Jenifer Chatfield, a high-ranking U.S. official whose family breeds wild animals for profit, will reportedly lead the U.S. delegation attending next week’s meeting of CITES, the global wildlife treaty, in…

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Conserving Sierra Leone’s western chimpanzees: Interview with Tacugama’s Willie Tucker

In Sierra Leone, the critically endangered western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) faces growing threats from habitat loss, deforestation, illegal wildlife trade and expanding human activity. For the past 30 years,…

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