Online monitoring of social media outlets and e-commerce websites by researchers from TRAFFIC and WWF between July and September 2019 found more than 100 suspicious posts relating to at least 93 birds and 94 reptiles in Belgium and the Netherlands. The study—Stop Wildlife Cybercrime in the EU: Online trade in reptiles and birds in Belgium… [Read more]
EU Wildlife Cybercrime project fights wildlife crime online and in parcel delivery
During the recent Nature Protection Expert Team workshop in The Netherlands, the participants discussed the EU Action Plan Against Wildlife Trafficking progress. One of the external speakers represented WWF/Traffic. Wildlife crime is one of the largest transnational criminal activities, estimated to be worth up to 23 billion USD per year, behind other crimes such as… [Read more]
Nature Protection within IMPEL gains momentum – with lots of action
On 27 – 29 February 2020, the IMPEL Nature Protection Expert Team conducted its meeting, organised several workshops and joined an inspection site visit, organised by the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, at the Zwolle bird market in The Netherlands. The meeting itself was held in the Provincial House of Flevoland in Lelystad…. [Read more]