Liu Yuan

#RuralCommunity engagement, #livelihoods, #DemandReduction @CITES.

Fine art landscape photography:

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Impressive

[Liu Yuan @liuyuan]

Remember to look up at the stars and be curious. However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.

#landscapephotography #MilkyWay

More at: https://t.co/8UDKvfk3Lv

[Liu Yuan @liuyuan]

@Chasinglizards This seems to be an old news story dating back in Jan 2018 https://t.co/qQ2Qi6yTSw

[Liu Yuan @liuyuan]

@CITES @designyoutrust and this could be how the #vaquita looks like if one pixel represents one individual. According to one estimate, there may be as few as 12 #vaquitas left.

[Rory Cellan-Jones @ruskin147]

Preparing for the first live TV broadcast over a 5G network

[CITES @CITES]

Sea of Shadows: Sundance-winning documentary is the latest @NatGeo Eco-Thriller, Executive Produced by @LeoDiCaprio, on the fight to save #CITES-listed #vaquita, the most endangered whale on 🌎. Date of an exclusive premiere in Geneva to be announced soon https://t.co/z7qajuhdx6

[Smithsonian Magazine @SmithsonianMag]

Experts believe as few as 20 unrelated Sumatran rhinos could hold enough genetic diversity to save their species from extinction. https://t.co/b9KaPy4MQA

[CITES @CITES]

Vietnam: 3 men sentenced to a combined total of 27 years in prison for attempting to smuggle #rhino horn into China https://t.co/RtmJiTFmUa via @TRAFFIC_WLTrade #WildlifeTrafficking #WildlifeCrime

It is most encouraging to see that #CITES Parties are #SeriousAboutWildlifeCrime.

[Liu Yuan @liuyuan]

@sophierose233 So your piece on eles is not for this week? We'll provide a comment. Best, Yuan

[Liu Yuan @liuyuan]

@sophierose233 Hi Sophie, did you get my emails?

Best, Yuan (from CITES Secretariat)

[Liu Yuan @liuyuan]

NYC mayor asks Tokyo governor to support ban on Japan's #ivory trade https://t.co/EqsUoFypXc via @JapanToday #elephant #ivoryban

[CITES @CITES]

Great progress shown by #UnitedforWildlife which brings together private, NGOs & public actors to combat #WildlifeCrime. We welcome the continued commitment of Duke of Cambridge, @united4wildlife, transport & finance sectors to end #WildlifeTrafficking. #CITES SG at the event.

[CITES @CITES]

Today, the #UnitedforWildlife Transport & Financial Taskforces come together for the first time. Around 120 members will actively explore more concrete actions to combat #WildlifeCrime & #WildlifeTrafficking. #CITES SG @ivonnehiguero is at the event.

[Liu Yuan @liuyuan]

@JohnEScanlon @AfricanParks Also, Airchi Target 1 is: "By 2020, at the latest, people are aware of the values of biodiversity ..." While shocking figures on the threats and losses do get attention, let's hope everyone knows what exactly we're losing and the impact on the life of this and future generations.

[United Nations @UN]

Around one million species are now threatened with extinction - more than ever before in human history.

New @IPBES report explores the transformative changes needed to restore & protect nature. https://t.co/HBGIKdyLIA #IPBES7

[ipbes @IPBES]

Think that #ClimateChange is the only crisis facing #Nature?

The @IPBES #GlobalAssessment Report is the first to rank the relative impact of drivers of #biodiversity loss.

1. Land/Sea Use Change
2. Direct Exploitation
3. Climate Change
4. Pollution
5. Invasive Species

[CITES @CITES]

#BREAKING New #GlobalAssessment produced by nearly 150 leading int'l experts concludes that some 25% of #species across many terrestrial, freshwater & marine groups are threatened with #extinction https://t.co/V19FAxbhNw #biodiversity @IPBES

[United Nations @UN]

Tuna is popular. So popular that in many places it is overfished.

When you eat tuna, make sure it's sustainably managed to help protect fish stocks - on Thursday's #WorldTunaDay & every day. https://t.co/XvOaw5Mfkr #GlobalGoals

[Liu Yuan @liuyuan]

Swisscom begins selling Europe’s first 5G phone as rival awaits devices https://t.co/TUz76fZqXI via @VentureBeat

[John E. Scanlon AO @JohnEScanlon]

#CITES is a remarkable Convention that has continued to evolve over time & it has a key role to play into the future

On this day in 2010 I joined CITES as its 5th Secretary-General, a post I held to 2018, & here are my reflections on @CITES & its future https://t.co/aej9BfByR9