IOSEA: 6th Meeting

The Indian Ocean-South-East Asian Marine Turtle Conservation Memorandum of Understanding (IOSEA) under CMS will convene the 6th Meeting of IOSEA Signatory States, in Bangkok (Thailand) from 6-9 December. Formal letters of invitation and a provisional agenda will be circulated shortly.

Turtle Conservation: Action needed

A new report from the Turtle Conservation Coalition, highlights that, without concerted conservation action, many of the planet’s turtles and tortoises will become extinct within the next few decades. It emphasizes that, in many parts of the world, anti-poaching laws are poorly enforced, and international conventions such as CITES are only partially effective in decreasing the trade. [Publication: Turtles in Trouble] [IUCN News Release]