https://www.scmp.com/rss/519677/feed Amanda Whitfort is an associate professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong and a practising barrister. She is the founder of the Species Victim Impact Statement initiative, a tool for wildlife crime prosecutions that has been endorsed by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Invasive alien or non-native species are a major driver of biodiversity loss, which has been estimated to be one of the causes of the millions of species of plants and animals currently at risk of extinction. According to a report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, more than 3,500 invasive species have had significant negative impact on indigenous species and ecosystems, and the annual global costs of alien species invasions are estimated at... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3277497/regulate-hong-kongs-exotic-pet-trade-stop-invasive-species?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/hong-kong-opinion/article/3277497/regulate-hong-kongs-exotic-pet-trade-stop-invasive-species?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Sep 2024 12:30:08 +0000