Historic first resolution on wildlife trafficking adopted by the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice

As an International Champion of the Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime, the Jane Goodall Institute Global welcomes a historic resolution on illicit trafficking in wildlife. The resolution, adopted during the 31st Session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, invites Member States to “provide the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
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Kangaroos intercepted in anti-smuggling operation in India

Three kangaroos were recently spotted roadside by villagers in eastern India before being transported to a wildlife park for treatment. One had perished. How did three iconic native Australian animals come to be in such dire straits so far from home? Local authorities suggest that the kangaroos likely originated from a private breeding facility in southeast Asia but
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Celebrate International Women’s Day: Meet Zara Bending

This week we’re celebrating just a few of the thousands of incredible woman who make up the Jane Goodall Institute Australia (JGIA) family – and beyond! After yesterday’s starter with Roots & Shoots Tasmania Coordinator, Vineeta, today we introduce you to policy powerhouse Zara Bending. Fighter for wildlife, award-winning lecturer, passionate animal activist, prolific published
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Wildlife Crime: Malawi joins Angola, Costa Rica and Gabon in calling for a new agreement

By Zara Bending, Board Director, JGIA​​​​​​ The President of the Republic of Malawi, H. E. Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has issued a statement joining Angola, Costa Rica and Gabon in calling for an additional Protocol under the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC) on preventing and combating illicit wildlife trafficking: “Malawi is determined to sustain its global reputation as
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Jane Goodall Institute Australia asks Scott Morrison: Stop wildlife trafficking

A global problem demands a global response: 24 chapters of the Jane Goodall Institute are uniting to end wildlife trafficking – by Jane Goodall Institute Australia (JGIA) Board Director, Zara Bending As part of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI)’s global ForeverWild campaign, chapters around the world are writing to their Heads of State and other
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End Wildlife Crime’s John Scanlon AO, joins Dr. Goodall’s Hopecast.

 In Hopecast Episode 10 Dr. Jane Goodall is joined by John Scanlon AO, who is CEO of Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation and Chair of the Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime, of which the Jane Goodall Institute Global is a champion. Recently John served as Special Envoy for African Parks and was the Secretary
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