USTR Highlights TPP Proposals to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative championed “groundbreaking and enforceable” proposals in Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations on Feb. 11, as the Obama administration unveiled its wide-ranging plan to combat wildlife trafficking on the same day. The U.S. TPP proposals would…
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force countries to implement their obligations under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, said USTR Michael Froman in a statement (here). U.S. TPP negotiators are also working to ensure TPP parties combat all illegal wildlife trade, even wildlife not covered under CITES, said Froman. The USTR is developing information tools to share strategies and efforts involved in combating illegal wildlife trade with TPP parties, Froman added.