CITES CoP18: NRDC’s Plan to Protect Imperiled Species
African elephants, rhinos, giraffes, Asian otters, vaquita, and sharks are some of the many species that need our help right now. ...
Expert Blog
The latest opinion and analysis from NRDC’s science, legal, and policy experts.
Will CITES Parties Stick Necks Out for Giraffes at CoP18?
© Kelley . Giraffes are undergoing a “silent extinction,” declining by 40% in the past 30 years. Very few people know about this crisis as there are fewer...
It’s Groundhog Day for Rhinos at CITES CoP18
(C) Karl Stromayer/USFWS At the 18th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (...
Anti-Biodiversity Bill Gains Traction in California
© Paul Williams The second biggest threat to biodiversity—after changes in land and sea use—is the direct exploitation of species, including the international...
Will CITES CoP18 Help or Hurt Already Struggling Elephants?
(C) Jay Tansey According to the African Elephant Status Report (2016), Africa’s elephant population has seen the worst declines in 25 years, with approximately...
Happy (?) World Giraffe Day
The species faces an alarming rate of habitat loss, not to mention the trade in giraffe parts, poaching, giraffe skin disease, vehicle collisions, and droughts....