Claims that the ivory trade is financing terrorism in Africa are all based on a single unreliable source, writes Diogo Veríssimo, yet the real link between terror groups and the illegal charcoal trade barely gets a mention. Is the 'reality gap' caused by the 'Like, share, donate' cycle that drives social media and fund-raising?
Kathryn Bigelow and the bogus link between ivory and terrorism Diogo Veríssimo | 19th January 2015 Comment Elephants Wildlife Trade Forests War Media charcoal-cameroon-cut.jpg Claims that the ivory …
Soon a artificial rhino horn may be on the market that's identical to the real thing down to its DNA, writes Diogo Veríssimo. A boon for rhinoceros conservation? Or an act of biopiracy that will enrich biotech corporations while perpetuating demand for rhino horn and confounding efforts to end its trade?
Can 'genetically-identical' synthetic horn save the rhino? Diogo Veríssimo | 6th July 2015 Comment Wildlife Trade Science Technology Mammals Rhinos Corporations rhino-horn-cut.jpg Soon a artificial …