'Only closure of ivory markets can save African elephants'
Study by Wildlife Conservation Society underlines how illegal ivory trade, which has doubled since 2007, is causing rapid decline in elephant …
Almost 230,000 elephants killed for tusks in less than six years, reveals new report
'Out of Africa' seeks to fill the knowledge gap on how the trade functions in an organised way and shows ways it can be curbed
Environmental crimes threaten global security, says UN
Illegal forestry and ivory products worth up to US $213 billion a year are helping fund terrorists, militants and criminals