Turning the tide on the international shark fin trade

Thanks to the growing wealth of Asian consumers, the region is now in the driver’s seat of the international shark trade. The region’s appetite for shark fins – and in particular China’s growing demand – is increasingly recognized as a major factor in the commercial exploitation of sharks worldwide.
http://www.cleanbiz.asia/blogs/turning-tide-international-shark-fin-trade?page=show#.Uvi1m_mSzTo

Reignite the ivory trade for conservation?

A contrarian take on the ivory trade ban, this Forbes article says that reopening the market for ivory products could assist in elephant conservation and putting an end to the black market trade, recalling the arguments for legalising the trade and use of drugs in some countries. One (of numerous) well-argued commenters suggest that the author completely ignored the fact that centuries of unregulated trade in ivory had decimated elephant populations, particularly in Asia. Poached to scarcity, traders has had to move Africa.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/dougbandow/2013/01/21/when-you-ban-the-sale-of-ivory-you-ban-elephants/

Use every tool in the box to protect country park enclaves

Government action on enclaves this year must be effective in addressing the broad interests of society. However, limiting the conservation mechanisms to be used to just the two options proposed in the policy address is unlikely to protect these enclaves from incompatible development.
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1421924/use-every-tool-box-protect-country-park-enclaves