Expert Comment: How can we effectively regulate international trade in wild species?

Published on December 12, 2025

Dr Dan Challender, a conservation scientist at the Department of Biology and Oxford Martin School, argues that CITES CoP20 demonstrates we need to reform how decisions on international trade controls for wild species are made if they are to be protected from overexploitation.
Continue reading on website
Other news

Study reveals how conversational AI can exert influence over political beliefs

December 11, 2025
A new joint study from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) and the UK AI Security Institute (AISI) uncovers how conversational AI sways political beliefs and why it works.

Expert Comment: Why has the price of chocolate become so volatile?

December 12, 2025
Dr Tonya Lander, Stipendiary Lecturer at Christ Church and researcher at the Oxford Martin School Programme on the Future of Food, explains the diverse factors that impact the price of chocolate, and what measures could help improve the long-term resilience and stability of this global market that supports millions of livelihoods.