It’s full steam ahead for CITES in Panama!

The world's governments will gather in Panama next month for one of the biggest meetings in the environmental calendar – and EIA campaigners are primed and ready with key asks to protect endangered animals and timber species. The 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP19) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) will take place from 14-25 November in Panama City. Our campaign teams have analysed key agenda items to prepare our recommendations to the meeting.

Iceland kills 148 whales in current season

Iceland’s first whaling season in four years has come to an end, chalking up a death toll of 148 fin whales for multi-millionaire rogue whaler Kristján Loftsson. Ocean Senior Adviser Clare Perry condemned the renewed slaughter as “utterly senseless”.