Trade and Environment
with Guests Trig Talley and Pep Fuller

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Chapter 4:

This chapter discusses trade issues in the context of species loss and describes three controversial cases of environmental protection: rats, sharks and bats. The guests are Trigg Talley from the US Department of State and Pep Fuller from the US Environmental Protection Agency, who will discuss current efforts to control trade in persistent organic pollutants. The case study covers trade in ivory, threats to the health of elephant populations, and actions taken by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species to ban such trade.

 

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