We need to protect #wildlife at its source before it enters illegal trade. Once an animal or plant is taken it is lost to the wild. People can turn around the extinction crisis via well-managed places & by supporting local communities “Garamba: A story of hope and resilience”

#Happeningtoday : OceanCare and Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) are co-organizing a side event at #UN HQs on the importance of EIAs in managing #underwaternoise to protect #migratoryspecies #ICP19 #UNCLOS bit.ly/2K5E59X

#Oceannoise is a transboundary form of pollution which harms #marinewildlife. See CMS Resolution to minimize its impact bit.ly/2JV7nIf Side Event on Managing Underwater Noise today at UN Hq room 1 #ICP19 #UNCLOS

Underwater Noise – The Not-so-Silent Killer . Read the op ed by Bradnee Chambers on an omnipresent threat to cetaceans and other #marinespecies bit.ly/2tlEVW7

Army and police join forces in #Cyprus to stop #illegalkillingofbirds leading to a 72% reduction of killing of migratory songbirds contributing to CMS work against illegal killing, taking and trade of migratory birds #stoptrappingnow #migratorybirds goo.gl/gp7FiP

Thanks to the kind invitation of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, the 13th Meeting of the AEWA Standing Committee kicks off in The Hague, the Netherlands today! #AEWA #StC13

Elephant poaching has been stopped in Zakouma in #Chad! 4,000 #elephants killed for #ivory 2002-2010 -- just 24 killed 2010-2018. With the right resources & political will we can end poaching at source & do it over & over again See goo.gl/ynzfHK #worldelephantday #SDGs

Sad news coming out of Botswana, a haven for #elephants, with dozens of animals killed. Anywhere is vulnerable to organised crime. We've made gains but we are not there yet & must keep up the fight! BBC News (World) goo.gl/DG6USF #endwildlifecrime #ElephantsWithoutBorders

We are seeing some signs of a turnaround in the fight against illegal #wildlife trade, but the gains are fragile. Success requires new players & for us to fully capture the global momentum of recent years My op-ed with Zac Goldsmith in The Times and Sunday Times today goo.gl/7NzEgz

A message from Jacques Trouvilliez, AEWA Executive Secretary, for the upcoming #worldmigratorybirdday on October 13th! #AEWA #CMS #WMBD2018 youtube.com/watch?v=ycFPkL…

On a crowded planet of over 7 billion people, growing to over 9 billion, we need viable land use options that support #wildlife. Wildlife-based tourism is a critical part of the mix in ensuring the survival of wildlife & to #endwildlifecrime For more see goo.gl/uuJ9HT

Good news! In China, #ivory is losing appeal, the #IvoryBan is indeed a game changer goo.gl/DMvA9Z via National Geographic #CITES #CoP17 urged all implicated countries to shut down domestic #ivory markets. See also #SC70 doc on National Ivory Action Plans goo.gl/z9uBVu

A new project across three African countries proves that local volunteers are an #effective way to monitor the health of #birds and the #habitats they live in. birdlife.org/worldwide/news…

On Monday, 1 October, the 70th meeting of the Standing Committee of Convention on International Trade in #EndangeredSpecies of Wild Fauna and Flora #CITES #SC70 opened in Sochi, Russia. See photos & highlights here: enb.iisd.org/cites/sc70/1oc…

#LiveNow: Watch the livestream of the 70th meeting of the #CITES Standing Committee youtu.be/v6okVixeV3c via YouTube #SC70

A statement by Dr. Anne Larigauderie, the Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (ipbes ), on #WMBD - October 13th 2018! #connect2birds #connect2earth #worldmigratorybirdday worldmigratorybirdday.org/2018/statement…

Are you as excited for #WorldMigratoryBirdDay? Hundreds of events have already been registered around the world, join the global campaign by registering your events and raising awareness for their protection! worldmigratorybirdday.org #connect2earth #WMBD #WorldMigratoryBirdDay2018

The Duke of Cambridge and The Duke of Sussex welcomed visiting Ministers, leading conservationists, business people and activists to London ahead of tomorrow's Conference. #EndWildlifeCrime

Press Release: New Report Shows Upward Trend for Migratory #Waterbirds. Some positive news for #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! #WMBD #WMBD2018 #connect2earth #yearofthebird #AEWAMOP7 unep-aewa.org/en/news/world-…

Tomorrow is #WorldMigratoryBirdDay! Join the global celebration and raise your voice for the protection of #migratory #birds by using information from our #WMBD Social Media Package: goo.gl/PyMzv4