Viewpoint
05.10.24
Why the African Union Stopped the Donkey Hide Trade with China
The African Union’s unprecedented decision to ban the trade of donkey skin ended a hitherto fast-evolving China-Africa business. It also is the result of an unusual agreement between the 55 African Union member countries on a matter that affects...
Viewpoint
05.21.20
How Will Historians Look Back at the Coronavirus Outbreak?
Imagine that a historian decides to reflect on the pandemic, asking quite simply, “How did it come to this?” There would be many ways of telling that story. But one way would be to chart a series of off-ramps on the road to disaster. Some of these...
Video
10.11.17
The Town at the Heart of China’s Black Market in Ivory
from Environmental Investigation Agency
Last year, in response to mounting criticism for its key role in the steep decline in the world’s elephant population, China announced that it would ban ivory trading and shutter all of the country’s 177 licensed ivory processing companies and...
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BBC
At 37, Basi had outlived all her panda peers, reaching the equivalent of more than a hundred in human years.
The China Africa Project
03.21.17
Donkey Skin Is the New Ivory
Countries throughout Africa are struggling to figure out how to contain the skyrocketing price of donkeys due to surging demand for the animals in China. Donkey skin is fast becoming an increasingly prized commodity due to its use in a traditional...
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03.14.17As Attitudes Change, Chinese Lawmakers Seek Better Protection for Rhinos and Other Endangered Animals
Washington Post
Slowly but surely, Chinese attitudes toward wildlife conservation are changing.