Turtles at Risk
Tags: ENDANGERED species; SEA turtles; CONVENTION on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna & Flora (1973)
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- Mexican consul swayed by turtle protests. Steiner, Todd // Earth Island Journal;Spring90, Vol. 5 Issue 2, p9
States that the Mexican government has agreed to sign the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in 1990 after protests by Earth Island Institute, Earth First! and other groups against the slaughter of olive ridley sea turtles in Mexico. International pressure on Mexico...
- UN Adds Big-Leaf Mahogany to CITES Appendix II. // Wood & Wood Products;Jan2003, Vol. 108 Issue 1, p14
Focuses on the inclusion of big-leaf mahogany to the United Nation's Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Appendix II. Scope of the Appendix II; Scientific name of the big-leaf mahogany; Effectivity of the listing in Appendix II.
- Nature under threat. Bequette, France // UNESCO Courier;May93, Vol. 46 Issue 5, p23
Discusses the threat of extinction of several wildlife species. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); Two major threats to wild fauna and flora; Effect of poaching and smuggling.
- Convention of international trade in endangered species: The role of public interest... Sands, Philippe J.; Bedecarre, Albert P. // Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review;Summer90, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p799
Outlines arguments in the effective implementation of the ivory ban based on the policies in the 1973 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and interest of non-governmental organizations. Exemption provisions; Participation some African nations...
- Poaching kills wildlife. // Junior Scholastic;10/20/95 & 10/27/95, Vol. 98 Issue 5/6, p4
Focuses on the danger posed by the illegal trade in exotic pets for some species of animals. Background on how the trade is conducted; Reason why poor people in Central and South America poach wildlife; International efforts to stop the threat; Background on the Convention on International...
- ROGUE TRADERS. BARRY, CAROLYN // Australian Geographic;Apr-Jun2011, Issue 102, p124
The article focuses on the issue of illegal wildlife trade in Australia which according to the experts has the potential to severely affect the sustainability of wild populations. It also reports on the huge demand of lizards, reptiles and birds in the black markets of the U.S., Europe and...
- Conservationists call truce with Asian medicine. Koch, Eddie // New Scientist;06/21/97, Vol. 154 Issue 2087, p6
Reports on the conciliatory approach to Eastern healing methods adopted by signatories to the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species held in Harare, Zimbabwe. Goal to help Asian researchers find medical practice alternatives; Legitimacy of the use of animal parts for effective treatment of...
- Legitimizing the ivory trade using isotopic techniques... Kruger, F.J. // South African Journal of Wildlife Research;Dec96, Vol. 26 Issue 4, p131
Describes the isotopic tag, a technique derived from the ivory itself which may help the problem for Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), and those nations ready to resume the trade in ivory. Limiting factors in the use of isotopic techniques, tagging and tracing...
- CITES sacrifices mahogany. // Earth Island Journal;Winter94/95, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p16
Reports on the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species' (CITES) rejection of a proposal to regulate trade in mahogany. Significance to the timber industry.
