World Animal Protection NGO uses IPBES Pandemics Report to Advocate for Canada to do more to Curb the Trade in Wild Animals and their Parts

Language(s) of Evidence of Impact English (396)

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) The advocacy group World Animal Protection is linking the wildlife trade with the COVID-19 and other pandemics to argue that Canada should curb the trade in wild animals and their parts, citing the recent IPBES Pandemics Report that points to the trade as a significant driver of pandemic risk.

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Link to Information – where available Canada urged to curb wildlife trade

Relevant IPBES deliverable(s) Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme)

Other deliverable/element Pandemics Workshop

Start date of 'Implementation' 2021-03-27

End date of 'Implementation'

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Is this a private sector impact? public

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