Eine neue Veröffentlichung auf Deutsch: "Die Ursprünge der COVID-19 Pandemie, der internationale Wildtierhandel und die Rolle der Washingtoner Artenschutzkonvention" Eine Veröffentlichung im Fachjournal Natur&Recht zum Thema COVID-19 und die Rolle der Washingtoner Artenschutzkonvention (CITES) ist jetzt verfügbar. Der Artikel kann hier frei heruntergeladen werden. Zusammenfassung: Seit dem ersten Auftauchen des neuartigen SARS-CoV-2 Virus im November …
The Pandemic Instrument of the World Health Organization
The Pandemic Instrument of the World Health Organization Introduction The Covid-19 pandemic has put the world to a hold. Not only did international travelling become extremely difficult, also domestic businesses and, in fact, life in general became marked be restrictions, face masks and corona tests. And eventually, vaccines proved to be the cure against these …
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The International Whaling Commission prepares for global emergencies by amending voting rights
The International Whaling Commission prepares for global emergencies by amending voting rights (Disclaimer: A more detailed analysis of regime effectiveness and voting rights will appear in the December-issue of The Conservation & Livelihoods Digest) Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has forced international environmental governance into a standstill. Only in 2022, the first in-person meetings have convened …
The blurry role of pangolins in the COVID-19 pandemic – An update to ‘International wildlife trade and the COVID-19 pandemic’
Introduction In my post from 23 December 2021, I presented data that link the current COVID-19 pandemic with pangolins. I wrote that one of the 'candidates' that may served as a host for the SARS-CoV-2 virus to jump from bats to humans may have been Malayian pangolins (Manis javanica) also due to their closer proximity …
International wildlife trade and the COVID-19 pandemic
Introduction The ongoing crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, has very quickly reached global proportions. Virtually every country in the world is affected by the virus. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at this point, more than 274 million cases of infection have been reported with almost 5,4 …
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