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TRAFFIC East Asia
Mission: "To ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature."
In China since: 1996
Number of staff: 1 national and expatriate
Mainland China contact:
Dr. Xu Hongfa (徐宏发)
Room 1609,Beijing Working People’s Culture Palace
Beijing 100006
Tel: +86 10 6522 7100 ext 213
Activities in Other Countries:
22 countries world wide
TRAFFIC was established in 1976 to monitor trade in wild animals and animal parts and to support implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) -- an international agreement, signed by over 150 countries, that bans trade in certain species. TRAFFIC opened an East Asia regional office in Hong Kong in 1994, and appointed a representative in mainland China in 2001.
Over the last ten years, TRAFFIC has conducted a number of studies and published reports on illegal trade in substances such as rhinoceros horn and tiger bone that were once prized ingredients of traditional Chinese medicine. TRAFFIC provides training and technical assistance to Chinese government agencies working to combat illegal trade in these and other products, encourages cross-border cooperation on anti-smuggling measures, and works with researchers, media, and Chinese NGOs to change public attitudes towards the consumption of products derived from endangered animals.
TRAFFIC is co-sponsored by World Conservation Union (IUCN) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), but also receives donations from individuals and grants from private foundations.
Links
http://www.traffic.org
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