BCIS Framework for Information Sharing is a set of handbooks available in three languages (French, Spanish and English) on CDRom, with a printed Executive Overview. The handbooks were written to support the growth of information management capacity.
This manual outlines the significance, prevalence and trends of illegal wildlife trade in the UK and places this in an international context. It is aimed at anyone interested in wildlife crime issues, but particularly those involved in enforcing wildlife crime laws and bringing cases to court.
Author(s):
Holden, Jane
Organization(s):
Partnerthip for Action Against Wildlife Crime
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, UK
TRAFFIC International
United Kingdom, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
This report reviews European trade and documents the results of in-depth studies in eight countries: Albania, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Hungary, Spain, Turkey and the UK.
Discussions in this report address bear farming in China, Hong Kong's gall bladder registration scheme, biological implications of the legal trade in bear gall bladder in Japan and Taiwan's efforts to monitor its domestic market for bear gall bladder.
A focus on the use of tiger bone as a medicinal, this review compiles what is known of the current status of tiger populations, the uses and value of tiger bone and the global extent of the trade. It gives recommendations for tiger conservation based on the report's findings.
Overview of the findings of regional TRAFFIC studies in Europe, India, East and Southern Africa, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Oceania and North and South America.
Author(s):
Rose, Debra A.
Organization(s):
TRAFFIC International
Center for Marine Conservation, US
IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC), Shark Specialist Group
The findings from investigations of sturgeon fisheries, and information from caviar importers in consuming countries, sturgeon specialists and fisheries agencies are presented.
The international trade in trochus, pearl oyster, bêche-de-mer and giant clam of the South Pacific is examined. Lack of effective measures to ensure sustainable harvest of these near-shore marine resources is documented and needed actions are recommended.
In recent years the trade in tortoises and freshwater turtles of Southeast Asia has escalated and changed dramatically to meet international demand. This report documents the change, examining the status, distribution and exploitation of 41 species in seven Southeast Asian countries.
