A massive new public aquarium is currently being built in Berlin.
Berlin, 25 February 2026 – ‘The Ocean’ Berlin will hold 7.5 million liters of saltwater, making it the largest facility of its kind in Europe—all far away from the ocean. …
Beneath the surface of the wins for wildlife at CITES’ latest conference
The 4 Percent, 11 December 2025 – At CITES’ latest conference parties delivered some big wins for endangered wildlife by strengthening trade protections for over 120 species. But there were …
Important Decision Adopted at CITES CoP20 taking place from 24 November to 5 December 2025 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Samarkand, 2 December 2025 – Parties adopted measures to strengthen and clarify the use of Source Code R (ranching) for aquatic species, ensuring it is applied only when supported by …
CITES CoP20 side event – Rethinking Trade Data
Samarkand, 27 November 2025 – The side event ‘Rethinking Trade Data’ we held together with IFAW, AAP and Eurogroup for Animals and hosted by the Dominican Republic. Cristina De Avila, …
CITES CoP20 Doc. 92 – Marine ornamental fishes
Samarkand, 27 November 2025 – Today brought a modest but meaningful step forward for the monitoring and hence hopfully conservation of marine ornamental fishes. Since discussions began in 2019—when Switzerland, …
Meeting with the European Parliament’s delegation in Samarkand at CITES CoP20
Samarkand, 26 November 2025 – I am very grateful for the opportunity to join the NGO group and contribute insights on the marine ornamental fish trade. It was an honor …
CoP20 to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species CITES
Samarkand, 24 November 2025 – The next two weeks, I will be in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for the Conference of the Parties (CoP20) to CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered …
Kenya’s trade in ornamental marine fish
TRAFFIC, October 2025 – Kenya’s trade in marine ornamental fish, according to a 2025 TRAFFIC report, involves millions of wild-caught fish exported over the past decade, yet suffers from major …
The European MEPs for Wildlife hosted an expert discussion on wildlife trafficking and legal loopholes in the EU – “Stolen Wildlife: Closing the Loopholes in the EU Wildlife Trade Regulations”
Brussels, 14 October 2025 – As an expert panelist, Dr. Monica V. Biondo emphasized the urgent need for reliable, species-specific data in the EU’s TRACES system to enable informed and …
Tipping Point Report – Coral reefs first to go…
Global Tipping Points, 13 October 2025 – The world’s warm water coral reefs are the first of 25 vulnerable Earth systems to have reached a tipping point, according to the …