Countries agree on plan to save animals
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One hundred and eight countries have agreed on an action plan to save endangered livestock breeds, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday.
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Japanese and US officials in Tokyo have reached a framework agreement that should permit the resumption of beef trade between the two countries.
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18/10/2004 - Brussels commits â¬188 million to food safety issues in the Union linked to animal diseases, signing off the largest slice for eradication of mad cow disease.
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African countries have agreed a deal on the immediate future of the ivory trade.
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Greater protection to great white sharks and other big fish are among successes to emerge from the world species summit.
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BANGKOK - The future looked brighter for leaf-tailed geckos and great white sharks after a UN meeting on trade in wild plants and animals.
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Russia and the European Space Agency (Esa) sign an agreement to allow closer co-operation.
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The rules controlling the trade in many at-risk wildlife species may change at a Bangkok meeting starting on Saturday. The 166 member states of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of
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A global campaign is underway to ban the transportation of millions of live animals over long distances.
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BERLIN - European Union pet owners have until 1 October to comply with new EU rules for so-called pet passports. The passports, which are required before allowing animal entry to an EU member state, are
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By The Associated Press  A list of the winners and losers at the two-week meeting of the 171-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in The Hague.  WINNERS:  African elephants: Four southern African countries' can sell their ivory stockpiles.
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HEILIGENDAMM, Germany  - World leaders agreed on Friday a $60 billion pledge to fight AIDS and other killer diseases ravaging Africa and restated broader promises to double development spending.
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Scientists have called for almost a third of the world's oceans to be turned into protected areas for marine wildlife - to maintain food supplies and stop damage to underwater habitats and wildlife.
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Nations agree to ban international trade in the one of the world's most spectacular fish.
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The United States and Canada signed a declaration on Friday that outlines a plan to clean up the Great Lakes and the major waterways that feed them.
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A United Nations wildlife pact has  allowed the export of 60 tonnes of ivory from three southern  African countries to Japan amid concerns about the growth of  the illegal ivory trade and elephant poaching in parts of  Africa.
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The UK and Nigerian governments agree a series of measures aimed at reducing  human trafficking.