As five-year forestry project concludes,  TRAFFIC reflects on Cross-Continental Success advancing legal timber trade ...

What if the most effective way to stop wildlife trafficking wasn’t in the forest — but in the financial system?

China has just taken a major step forward in tackling wildlife trafficking by strengthening its national anti-money ...

Coordinated by WCO and INTERPOL, the operation sought to intercept and seize illegally traded wildlife and forestry ...

Gibbons, nature’s famed acrobats now already on the brink, are tumbling deeper into peril with seizures from illegal trade climbing over the past decade and reaching an all-time high in 2025. Over 336 ...

Rhino poaching in Africa drops to lowest level since 2011, but total rhino numbers decline 6.7% — with white rhinos at near two-decade low Asian rhinos stable, but Critically Endangered species in ...

Angelo, M., Hehmeyer, A., Oliveira, M., Charity, S. Illegal gold mining serves as both a lucrative criminal enterprise and a vehicle for money laundering. The Amazon region is exploited for illegal ...

Suri, P., Chng, S.C.L, Ahmad, A., Hunter, M., Devlin, C. Cross-border smuggling at the porous West Kalimantan-Sarawak land border enables the illegal movement of ...

Tédonzong, L.R.., Ewah, F.E.., Etoga, E., Mbotiji, N., Wankeu, A., Kamga, M., Nguiffo, S., Takoukam, A. Illegal logging remains rampant due to corruption, weak law ...

Cameroon is a land of breathtaking biodiversity, home to some of the world’s most iconic and threatened species including chimpanzees, elephants, and gorillas. This rich natural heritage coexists with ...

After decades of severe poaching, illegal trade, and habitat loss, some tiger populations appear to be very slowly recovering. But they remain highly endangered, and evolving demand for new tiger ...

Tanzania is home to wild herds of buffalo, wildebeest, hartebeest, and impala that have been hunted for meat by generations of indigenous communities. In 2019, Tanzania’s late President called on the ...