We Can't Have a Livable Planet Without a Healthy Wildlife Population
Authors:
Valerie Hickey
Date:
1 March 2024
Category:
Environmental Crime
Keyword:
Wildlife
Region:
Africa,
Global
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In 2014, when the World Bank Group joined a meeting hosted by then-Prince Charles to discuss illegal wildlife trade, an elephant was poached every 20 minutes. Ten years later, poaching is declining across much of Africa, a success won on the backs of the hard work of countries, communities, and civil society . So, what have we achieved in the last decade?