What is it about?
COVID-19 most likely had its origins in wildlife, and hundreds of thousands of new viruses could spill over from wildlife to humans. We are struggling to combat climate change, and we are staring down the loss of a million species. It’s time to change course.
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Why is it important?
We need to move beyond pandemic preparedness and response to fully embrace prevention. International and national action must be taken to prevent the next wildlife-related pandemic.
Perspectives
Human memories fade fast. We need to be bold and 'strike while the iron is hot' in making changes to our international framework of laws to ensure it is fit for purpose in preventing future pandemics.
John Scanlon AO
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This page is a summary of: Wildlife must be protected from crime and trade for the sake of public and planetary health, PLoS Biology, October 2021, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001422.
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Resources
What is the impact of the coronavirus pandemic? Global experts answer the big questions - Financial Times
Bill Gates, UN Women, John Scanlon and others share their views about the impact of Covid-19 and how policymakers should respond
Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime
Website with updates on efforts to fill serious gaps in international law by advocating for and offering technical support towards: a) the creation of an additional protocol on wildlife crime under the UN Convention on Transnational Organised Crime; and, b) the inclusion of public health and animal health criteria in relevant international conventions and processes, including through the development and implementation of a robust Pandemics agreement.
CITES, Wildlife, and Pandemics: Failure to Grasp the Nettle
The COVID-19 pandemic shone a spotlight on serious gaps in the wildlife trade regime, yet efforts to fill these gaps are lacking a sense of urgency and CITES largely wrote itself out of the script. It is essential to coordinate the regulation of wildlife trade, markets, and consumption together with human health and animal health, to help avert the next wildlife-related pandemic. By Dan Ashe, Dr. Sharon L. Deem, and John Scanlon AO
John Scanlon: Hope is Ending Wildlife Crime - Jane Goodall Hopecast #10
In this fireside chat, Dr. Jane Goodall is joined by John Scanlon, 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.
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