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UAE is committed to fighting illegal wildlife trade |
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On the occasion of World Environment Day, celebrated this year under the theme, ?Zero Tolerance for Illegal Wildlife Trade?, Ministers of Climate Change and Environment of the UAE, have commended national environmental organisations for their efforts in preserving wildlife and combating all forms of its illegal trade.
The preservation of local wildlife has always been a major concern for the UAE. Several laws and regulations to protect and develop the indigenous wildlife have been put in place in the UAE since the early 1970s.
Illegal wildlife trade has become one of the major concerns on the international agenda. It is a threat for biodiversity and has contributed to making several species fall under the endangered list. The size of illegal wildlife trade has reached $15-20 billion and, according to UN data, nearly 40 per cent of global national conflicts in the last 60 years are related to natural resources.
This commitment is manifested through contributing to international efforts in this area and backing related international agreements such as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, (CITES) and the London Declaration on Illegal Wildlife Trade.
UAE is committed in developing the legislative and organisational procedures to protect biodiversity and wildlife, establishing more wildlife sanctuaries well-recognised around the world for the protection of wildlife and as touristic destinations and launching programmes for the protection of endangered animals, such as the programmes for releasing falcons, the Houbara and the Arabian oryx.
The UAE has led a concerted effort over several years that led to the establishment of several programmes for wildlife protection such as the Shaikh Zayed programme for the releasing of falcons, Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed?s programme for the releasing of the Arabian oryx, the Mohammed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund and the International Fund for Houbara Conservation are just to name few.These programmes and funds have contributed to an increase in the number of animals that were deemed endangered and led to their return to their original habitat as well.
The UAE has put in place regulations and legal legislations that have strict penalties for those engaging in illegal wildlife trade. It has also developed its capability to detect the trade at the borders and the mechanisms to exchange information with the relevant regional and international organisations. Source: www.khaleejtimes.com
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Thank you so much @Minjoo and @Heonjun.
Posted 12-06-2016 02:14
Thanks for bringing us this news!! Yes, just like Arushi said, I can see how solid the general sentiment against the illegal wildlife trade is in the UAE. Every countries should try harder to break stupid superstition fostering poaching. Thanks for writing!
Posted 10-06-2016 13:45
Mohit, I also agree that there needs no tolerance against wildlife trade. It should be illegal all over the world, and I am glad that some countries are taking this issue seriously, like UAE according to what Arushi have said. Thanks for bringing this up, and have a great day!
Posted 09-06-2016 16:31
Thank you so much @Rahul. We are really proud residents of this wonderful country UAE. Here leaders vision and commitment is beyond words.
Posted 09-06-2016 16:09
Thank you so much Joshua for such warm comments always.
Posted 09-06-2016 16:05
Always inspiring government.i must say UN should Award UAE for being most committed government.no wonder iys support from awesome citizens like you are equally brilliant. We are all against Illegal wildlife trade. Yes our support to UAE
Posted 09-06-2016 12:43
Mohit, great job. I love UAE! If we could all learn from UAE, we will do great.
Posted 09-06-2016 04:36
Thank you so much @Eco Generation for all your support.It means a lot.
Posted 08-06-2016 16:30
Thanks @Arushi and @Adam
Posted 08-06-2016 16:28
Our supports to UAE government's fight against illegal wildlife trade!
Posted 08-06-2016 11:12
Thank you for sharing your country's stance on the issue of illegal wildlife trade and the more we do so, we can also identify strong points that we should follow but also some weaknesses that we can develop. Especially in our role as ambassadors of Tunza, this is even more pertinent to us. Thank you for the report!
Posted 07-06-2016 21:27
UAE is indeed addressing this issue very seriously.The way UAE is advertising through Emirates and Etihad airlines, almost everyday through newspapers and through local TV channels is worth an applause. Thanks for sharing.#NoToIllegalWildLifeTrade
Posted 07-06-2016 17:16