Other Media | SeafoodSource: China using clout at FAO to influence international endangered species designations
(CHINA, 2/18/2025)
China is using its influence in the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to sway conservation decisions made by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), according to a new academic research paper.
Titled “Seizing A Venue-Linking Opportunity: China’s Strategy To Advance Its Sea Cucumber Interests In Global Environmental Governance,” the paper suggests that China is “venue linking,” or using its clout ...
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