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Surmonter la « cécité des plantes » dans le commerce illégal d'espèces sauvages

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This session explores “plant-blindness” in illegal wildlife trade, highlighting emerging opportunities, including for “animal people”, to engage in better protecting flora, the cornerstone of all landscapes and their sustainability, while also contributing to developing a new approach to measure ‘plant blindness’ among conservationists.
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The illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is a key driver of species extinction and fundamentally disrupts the landscapes in which species live. This dynamic is widely recognised for fauna, and tackling IWT is now central to landscape management. However, illegal trade in plants is regularly overlooked. The targeted exploitation of species of flora--for food, medicines and ornaments--is a growing challenge to sustainable landscapes. The problem is aggravated by “plant blindness” that often leads us to overlook plants in our policies, research and action. This session will highlight emerging opportunities--including for “animal people”--to engage in protecting flora from illegal trade that can bring the transformational change needed to make plants visible. The panel of plant IWT experts will highlight opportunities to ensure efforts to combat IWT are mindful of plants as essential to sustainable landscapes.

Agenda de la session

Modérateur

Dr Jared MARGULIES

Assistant Professor,
University of Alabama / SSC Cactus and Succulent Plants Specialis
United States of America


18:00 - 19:30

Panéliste

Ms Anastasiya TIMOSHYNA

Senior Programme Coordinator - Sustainable Trade,
TRAFFIC
United Kingdom


18:00 - 19:30

Ms Carly Ruth COWELL

Senior Science Policy Advisor,
United Kingdom


18:00 - 19:30

Ms Michele PFAB

Scientific Co-ordinator: Scientific Authority,
South African National Biodiversity Institute
South Africa


18:00 - 19:30

  • IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC)
  • TRAFFIC
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