Our Wild World

2019 CITES international convention decides the trade of every endangered species, and often its very fate, and CoP18 made critical changes. As the dust settles, we can analyze the cascade of consequences of the lofty decisions made far from the wildlife they protect. We are quickly seeing the real world ramifications of these enormous decisions, and more powerfully, their relationship to illegal and black markets. Now, we are all left with the question: Is CITES enough or is more needed for its enforcement? John Platt, environmental journalist and editor of the Revelator, joins us today in a lively conversation looking at the bigger picture, and help unscramble the complexities of this historic meeting: from big wins to unanswered debates that often put the burden of ever pressing development goals and security on to the backs of trade in wild resources; to the SADC nations threats of withdrawal; to the ramifications of listing an extinct species for the first time.