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 …
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, …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Mongabay News, 19 September 2025 – Pet sharks may seem like the next “cool” exotic animal to own, but Monica Biondo warns that the ethics behind keeping them – from …
Ecology and Evolution , 29 August 2025: Biodiversity loss is driven by overexploitation and agriculture, with global wildlife trade playing a significant role in natural resource depletion. The trade, encompassing …
