USTR Targets Landmark Wildlife Trafficking Requirements in TPP
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) is aiming to “break ground” in securing wildlife trafficking rules in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), USTR said on June 16 in a press release. The other 11 TPP partners are already combating…
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wildlife trafficking by clamping down on illegal ivory shipments and increasing sanctions against transgressors, among other measures, said USTR. TPP is intended to foster a “framework” for shoring up those efforts, said USTR. The U.S. and more than 40 other nations pledged to engage in a global fight against wildlife trafficking in February (see 14021922).