Nature Needs More report exposes a “Dirty Dozen” of countries as major hubs driving the legal and illegal wildlife trade, worth up to $20B a year, warning weak, outdated CITES controls enable illicit activity

by | Mar 9, 2026

It identifies a “Dirty Dozen” of priority countries including the Uk, US, India, Japan, Hong Kong, Canada, South Africa, Botswana, Panama, Colombia, Indonesia and New Zealand, as major drivers or weak points in the trade, citing high demand, poor enforcement, links to...