WCS trabaja con la aviación para prevenir y detectar el tráfico de vida silvestre
Latinoamérica y El Caribe albergan una gran variedad de plantas, animales y formas de vida. De hecho, esta es una de las regiones con mayor biodiversidad del mundo. Sin embargo, enfrenta amenazas para la supervivencia de las especies como el comercio ilegal de vida silvestre, que incluye animales y plantas y es uno de los […]
IAG Cargo marks world wildlife day with Jumbo donation
To celebrate World Wildlife Day IAG Cargo has released two images of Kenyan-based orphaned elephants who received a donation of airline blankets from the cargo operator, keeping the young elephants warm during the winter months. More than 400 blankets were donated at the end of last year to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, a wildlife […]
Wildlife Tracking Assessment Tool to Help Cut Illegal Wildlife Shipments
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the launch of an Airport Wildlife Trafficking Assessment Tool which will help defeat smugglers of endangered species. The Assessment Tool, developed in partnership with the World Customs Organization (WCO) with support from the USAID ROUTES Partnership, will be piloted with WCO at Maputo International Airport in November 2016. […]
Airline Industry Pledges to Fight Against Wildlife Trafficking
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) 72nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) unanimously endorsed a resolution denouncing the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products and pledging to partner with government authorities and conservation organizations in the fight against the traffickers of endangered animals. «The illegal wildlife trade threatens the survival of many endangered species, the […]
Airlines are United for Wildlife
On behalf of the aviation industry, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) signed a declaration aimed at reducing the illegal trafficking of wildlife and underlining the aviation industry"™s commitment to sustainability. The interconnected air transport network is being exploited by criminal gangs to smuggle animals or their products from the killing field to the market […]
IATA and CITES to Cooperate on Reducing Illegal Trade in Wildlife
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate on reducing illegal trade in wildlife and their products, as well as on ensuring the safe and secure transport of legally traded […]
