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How a 5-Question approach can ensure sustainable trade in threatened wildlife

How a 5-Question approach can ensure sustainable trade in threatened wildlife

The 5-Question approach focuses on helping national governments meet their obligations under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

Posted in 2024, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with international trade, Project Seahorse, seahorses, sustainability

UN climate conference should not be ‘business as usual’, say climate experts

UN climate conference should not be ‘business as usual’, say climate experts

Climate experts are looking for action on finance and renewable energy goals at the United Nations climate change conference, including the 28th Conference of Parties (COP).

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with climate change, COP28, faculty, international trade, William Cheung

New FCRR: Implementation of CITES Appendix II listing for seahorses in the context of export bans and suspensions

New FCRR: Implementation of CITES Appendix II listing for seahorses in the context of export bans and suspensions

Despite measures taken by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), most dried seahorse exports appear to have gone underground, and smuggling is now the norm. The report explores the many reasons driving this illegal trade and then identifies ways forward.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with bottom trawling, CITES, FCRR, international trade, IOF Research Associates, Marine protected areas, Project Seahorse, Publications, Sarah Foster, seahorses

CITES makes a difference to the trade in live seahorses

CITES makes a difference to the trade in live seahorses

Project Seahorse reports on the first quantitative analysis of how CITES has influenced the international trade in marine fishes.

Posted in 2022, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with CITES, international trade, IOF Research Associates, Project Seahorse, Research, Sarah Foster, seahorses

FCRR: Identifying national conservation status, legislation and priorities for syngnathid fishes globally

FCRR: Identifying national conservation status, legislation and priorities for syngnathid fishes globally

This research, conducted by Project Seahorse, provides in-depth assessments on the gaps in global extinction risk assessments with particular focus on Syngnathid fishes (seahorses, pipefishes, pipehorses, and seadragons).

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Amanda Vincent, conservation, extinction, faculty, FCRR, international trade, IOF Research Associates, IUCN, Project Seahorse, Publications, Sarah Foster, seahorses

World Ocean Day – Dr. Gabriel Reygondeau

World Ocean Day – Dr. Gabriel Reygondeau

Asking countries to carry an equal share of the load may be tidy from a legislative perspective, but it doesn’t do much for biodiversity

Posted in World Ocean Day 2021 | Tagged with biodiversity, conservation, CORU, fisheries economics, Gabriel Reygondeau, international trade, Marine protected areas, overfishing, World Ocean Day

2021 World Ocean Week – June 7-11

2021 World Ocean Week – June 7-11

We asked ocean researchers from the IOF to envision how the target of protecting at least 30% of the world’s oceans by 2030 might be achieved.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release, World Ocean Day 2021 | Tagged with Blue economy, bottom trawling, conservation, CORU, FERU, fisheries economics, food webs, Gabriel Reygondeau, Hakai Coastal Initiative, human dimensions, international trade, IOF postdoctoral fellows, IOF Research Associates, Jacqueline Maud, Louise Teh, Marine protected areas, overfishing, Pelagic Ecosystems Lab, plankton, Project Seahorse, Research, Sarah Foster, sustainability, Vicky Lam, Women in Science, World Ocean Day, zooplankton

CITES can – and should – improve its remedial process for countries that tolerate unsustainable trade

CITES can – and should – improve its remedial process for countries that tolerate unsustainable trade

“We did this study because we want to see CITES be all it can be.”

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with CITES, faculty, Illegal fishing, international trade, IOF Research Associates, Project Seahorse, Research, Sarah Foster, seahorses, sustainability

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