Thailand to take serious actions against illegal wildlife trade

BANGKOK, 21 June 2016 (NNT) - Thailand could be facing bans on plant and animal-related exports if the country fails to adequately resolve its issues surrounding the illegal wildlife trade.

Deputy Police Chief Pol. Gen. Wut Liptapanlop said the Kingdom could lose more than 100 billion baht's worth in exports if it does not take serious actions against illegal wildlife smugglers. He made the comments after attending a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) conference on preventing the illegal trade of endangered wildlife.

According to the Deputy Police Chief, the UNODC this year chose Thailand to host the three-day conference due to the Kingdom's role as a transit point in the illicit trade. Representatives from 16 countries in Southeast Asia and related regions are discussing possible actions that will help participating countries to eliminate the illegal smuggling of endangered plants and animals.

Proposals will be considered and deliberated during the conference, before being included in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). This marks the first time that Thailand will mobilize a solution to address this issue, which affects the entire ASEAN region.


-- NNT 2016-06-21

Everything Thailand has been doing, for the last twenty years. The world has ignored. And is still giving them an easy ride.Why?

I have seen the same story each year for thirty plus years, It is indeed a refreshing change to see someone who is forthright and straight to the point in Deputy Police Chief Wut Liptapanlo, Un-elected DPM Pawtwit would have another entirely different version , what Thailand hasn't been able to grasp or understand is that Thailand is a part of the world and Thailand trades with the rest of the world , so it is easy, you either comply or you lose market share, this not only goes for the plant and animal industry, but fishing , human trafficking, labour issues etc, etc , all easy to solve, just cut off your exports time to make the changes , as they say.................................... .

edit to "Thailand forced to take serious actions against illegal wildlife trade"

Never forget 18% of Thailands population, is Chinese in origin!

Never forget 18% of Thailands population, is Chinese in origin!

And where did Thais come from originally? Japan?

my problem with this and the tiger farm thread disturbs me.

tiger farms supply the insaitiable chinese market, if the farms shut then the pressure falls upon wild tiger population.

horrific trade i acknowledge.

but would registered 'humane' tiger farms using ex-farm tigers protect the wild tiger population?

just musings

serious, action, they do mean here right?

I hope it is true.....this time.