New research from TRAFFIC unveils rampant illegal trade of Southern Africa’s endangered succulent plants, pushing some of the world’s rarest botanical treasures toward extinction Over 1.6 million ...

This research was conducted to provide a comprehensive understanding of the wild harvest and trade dynamics of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) in Madagascar, and to highlight the legislative and ...

This research aims to provide a greater understanding of the who, what, where, when, how, and why of the illegal succulent trade dynamics, along with a review of legal proceedings of succulent court ...

Madagascar’s extraordinary medicinal plants, prized for their unique properties and used in life-saving cancer drugs and health products, are being harvested in unregulated quantities for local and ...

A short film about forensic science being used to fight wildlife crime in Malawi has been shortlisted for a tve Global Sustainability Film Award. The 12-minute film ‘Crime Scene to Courtroom’ explains ...

Increasing demand for ‘the wood of the gods’ could threaten the survival of wild Aquilaria trees in the Philippines, according to new research. Incense, perfume, threatened trees? Illegal collection ...

TRAFFIC has over 170 staff working on five continents towards the shared goal of reducing the pressure of unsustainable trade on natural biodiversity. Our team includes experts from a plethora of ...

Made to endure astounding levels of poaching and illegal trade, pangolins are another wildlife victim of insatiable consumer demand from various Asian nations. There are eight species of pangolin, ...

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 ...

Our conservation and development work is spread across a combination of ongoing trade monitoring, data gathering, policy engagement and individual projects. In addition to our ongoing trade monitoring ...