Policy
Wildlife trade regulator CITES lifts sanctions against Laos, prompting conservation concerns
Mongabay · By Gerald Flynn ·
The Brief
- CITES, the global wildlife trade regulator, has lifted trade sanctions against Laos.
- The decision allows Laos to resume trade in long-tailed macaques and other species.
- Some conservationists have called the move premature.
Why it matters
The decision changes which wildlife products Laos can legally trade under CITES rules, which affects how primate and other protected-species trade is monitored in Southeast Asia.
Who’s affected
- wildlife conservationists
- researchers studying primates and wildlife trade in Southeast Asia
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CHIANG MAI, Thailand — Global wildlife trade regulator CITES has lifted trade sanctions against Laos, opening the door for the Southeast Asian nation to resume trade of long-tailed macaques and other species. Some conservationists called the move “premature,” arguing that Laos…