Primer

At the current meetings of the CITES Animals and Plants Committees (AC 34 and PC28), there is a most interesting document tabled by South Africa and Switzerland on the Inclusion […]

A look at the 28th meeting of the CITES Plants Committee (Geneva, 17–23 July 2026) through the lens of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’s Target 5. GBF Target 5 Target

Targets 5 (sustainable, safe, legal use, harvesting, and trade of wild species) and 9 (sustainable management and use of wild species for economic, social, environmental benefits) of the Kunming–Montreal Global

Biodiversity conservation, including the sustainable use of wild species, is embedded in a complex system of legal, economic, cultural, and livelihood dimensions. It relates directly to many multilateral processes, both

Despite the long-term recognition of the importance of sustainable use for both conservation and development, however, many multilateral processes undermine or even block sustainable use as a pathway for development

Sustainable use has been long recognised as the bridge between conservation and development as indicated by this selection of multilateral statements and commitments: Only by the planned utilization of wildlife