{"id":509474,"date":"2022-11-12T23:45:03","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T20:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/sharks-turtles-disease-on-agenda-of-wildlife-trade-summit\/"},"modified":"2022-11-12T23:45:03","modified_gmt":"2022-11-12T20:45:03","slug":"sharks-turtles-disease-on-agenda-of-wildlife-trade-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sharks-turtles-disease-on-agenda-of-wildlife-trade-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"#Sharks, turtles, disease on agenda of wildlife trade summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2310e183ffc\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2310e183ffc\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sharks-turtles-disease-on-agenda-of-wildlife-trade-summit\/#%E2%80%9CSharks_turtles_disease_on_agenda_of_wildlife_trade_summit%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Sharks, turtles, disease on agenda of wildlife trade summit&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CSharks_turtles_disease_on_agenda_of_wildlife_trade_summit%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Sharks, turtles, disease on agenda of wildlife trade summit&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/human-demand-for-shark.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/human-demand-for-shark.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Human demand for shark fin soup, particularly in East Asia, has threatened shark populations.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/human-demand-for-shark.jpg\" alt=\"Human demand for shark fin soup, particularly in East Asia, has threatened  shark populations\" title=\"Human demand for shark fin soup, particularly in East Asia, has threatened shark populations.\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Human demand for shark fin soup, particularly in East Asia, has threatened shark populations.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The trade in shark fins, turtles, and other threatened species will come under scrutiny at a global wildlife summit in Panama, starting Monday, that will also focus on the spread of diseases such as COVID-19.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-banner first-banner ads-336x280\"><!-- \/4988204\/Phys_Story_InText_Box --><br \/>\n      <\/section>\n<p>Conservation experts and representatives of more than 180 nations will gather to study 52 proposals aimed at modifying protection levels set by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).<\/p>\n<p>The CITES delegates will also take stock of the fight against fraud, and vote on new resolutions, such as the increased risk of diseases spreading from animals to humans, which is linked to trafficking and became a major concern after the 2020 outbreak of COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>CITES, in force since 1975, regulates trade in some 36,000 species of plants and animals and provides mechanisms to help crack down on illegal trade. It sanctions countries that break the rules.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting of the parties to the convention takes place every two or three years.<\/p>\n<p>This year it is h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening in the shadow of two major United Nations conferences with high stakes for the future of the planet and all of its inhabitants: the COP27 climate meeting currently underway in Egypt, and the COP15 conference on biodiversity in Montreal in December.<\/p>\n<p>During its last meeting in Geneva, 2019, CITES boosted the protection of giraffes, and came close to imposing a total ban on sending African elephants caught in the wild to zoos. <\/p>\n<p>Delegates also maintained a ban on the sale of ivory in southern Africa, and decided to list 18 species of rays and sharks in CITES Appendix II, which requires the tracking and regulation of trade.<\/p>\n<p><b>&#8216;Shark extinction crisis&#8217;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This year delegates will weigh a proposal to regulate the trade in requiem sharks, hammerhead sharks, and guitarfish rays.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It would be a historic moment if these three proposals are passed: We would go from controlling around 25 percent of the shark fin trade to more than 90 percent,&#8221; said Ilaria Di Silvestre, the head of European Union campaigns for the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Luke Warwick of the Wildlife Conservation Society warned that &#8220;we are in the middle of a very large shark extinction crisis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2022\/a-green-sea-turtle-swi.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/2022\/a-green-sea-turtle-swi.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"A green sea turtle swims near Gorgona Island in the Pacific Ocean off the Colombian mainland.\">\n<figure class=\"article-img text-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2022\/a-green-sea-turtle-swi.jpg\" alt=\"A green sea turtle swims near Gorgona Island in the Pacific Ocean off the Colombian mainland\" title=\"A green sea turtle swims near Gorgona Island in the Pacific Ocean off the Colombian mainland.\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-left text-darken text-truncate text-low-up mt-3\">\n                A green sea turtle swims near Gorgona Island in the Pacific Ocean off the Colombian mainland.<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He said that sharks, which are vital to the ocean&#8217;s ecosystem, are &#8220;the second most threatened vertebrate group on the planet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The trade in shark products\u2014particularly fins, which can have a value of about $1,000 a kilogram in markets in East Asia\u2014for use in a luxury status dish of shark fin soup, is driving the decline of these ancient ocean predators around the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sue Lieberman, the vice president of the Wildlife Conservation Society, told AFP that China\u2014one of the top consumers of shark fin soup\u2014has never voted in favor of a CITES marine species proposal, but often &#8220;implements it after it&#8217;s adopted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I like to say this is the reptile COP,&#8221; said Lieberman, who has attended every CITES summit since 1989. <\/p>\n<p>Three crocodile species, three lizard species, various snakes, and 12 freshwater turtles are up for a total ban in trade.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The freshwater turtles of the world are being exploited unsustainably and illegally for the pet trade, the collectors trade, and the food trade in Asia,&#8221; said Lieberman.<\/p>\n<p><b>Endangered violin wood<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The trade of certain trees will also be examined, with proposals to add African mahogany and some species of brightly colored flowering Trumpet trees to Appendix II.<\/p>\n<p>Brazil has asked for a total ban in the trade of Pernambuco wood\u2014which is already protected\u2014alarming musicians around the world as it has been used for centuries as the main source of wood to make bow instruments such as violins and the cello.<\/p>\n<p>TRAFFIC, the scientific advisory body of CITES, has recommended rejecting the proposal, which is unlikely to obtain the required two-thirds of votes.<\/p>\n<p>The Panama meeting, which will run until November 25, is the first to be held since the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in Wuhan, China, which many scientists believed originated in bats before infecting humans.<\/p>\n<p>Liberman added that because CITES deals only with international trade, local markets for live wildlife, such as in Wuhan are not under its purview.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But nevertheless, CITES needs to make a statement&#8230; It seems to us that it would be highly inappropriate for CITES for its first meeting after the pandemic started, not to mention it. So we&#8217;re, we&#8217;re hopeful that they&#8217;ll adopt something.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-main__note mt-4\">\n                                                  \u00a9 2022 AFP<\/p>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                    <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                    Sharks, turtles, disease on agenda of wildlife trade summit (2022, November 12)<br \/>\n                                                    retrieved 12 November 2022<br \/>\n                                                    from https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2022-11-sharks-turtles-disease-agenda-wildlife.html<\/p>\n<p>                                             This document is subject to copyright. 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