TRAFFIC is a leading NGO working globally on trade in wild animals and plants in the context of both biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.

THE NEED FOR URGENT ACTION. The triple threats of biodiversity loss, ecosystem degradation, and climate change require urgent global action. The IUCN Red List 2022 shows that there has been no reduction in the rate at which species are moving towards extinction. The World Economic Forum Global Risks Report 2023 cites biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse as one of the fastest deteriorating ...

Our mission is to ensure that trade in wild species is legal and sustainable, for the benefit of the planet and people. TRAFFIC’s mission is built on the long-term vision of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: a world living in harmony with nature where by 2050, biodiversity is valued, conserved, restored, and wisely used, maintaining ecosystem services, sustaining a …

The TRAFFIC Bulletin. The TRAFFIC Bulletin is the only journal devoted exclusively to wildlife trade issues.. It provides the latest news on key wildlife trade issues and features original papers by experts in their fields as well as reporting on a selection of …

Global Trusted Advisor on Trade in Wild Species. TRAFFIC provides evidence-based solutions through rigorous research and analysis, rooted in science, data, and our expertise.

An initiative with kindness and respect for all life at its heart has reached thousands in the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) community in Malaysia, urging practitioners, traders, and consumers to avoid using ingredients from endangered or protected wildlife, such as bear bile or Saiga horn.. In May 2024, more than 100 key industry players attended a TCM conference organised by TRAFFIC to ...

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TARGET 5. Ensure Sustainable, Safe and Legal Harvesting and Trade of Wild Species. Ensure that the use, harvesting and trade of wild species is sustainable, safe and legal, preventing overexploitation, minimizing impacts on non-target species and ecosystems, and reducing the risk of pathogen spill-over, applying the ecosystem approach, while respecting and protecting customary sustainable use ...

Wildlife TRAPS. In 2020, the Wildlife TRAPS Project - a long-running partnership funded by USAID and implemented by TRAFFIC in collaboration with IUCN – shifted direction while continuing to pursue innovation and non-traditional partnerships to reduce illegal, unsustainable, and unsafe wildlife trade.

the conservation crisis of our time. Illegal wildlife trade is devastating wildlife species the world over, as poachers, traffickers and highly-organised criminal syndicates ruthlessly pursue profit at any cost to meet consumer demand.