“This concept should not be adopted. The ones who would benefit are big traders not small ones, and certainly not endangered wildlife,” shot Surapol Duangkhae, former secretary general of Wildlife Fund Thailand.
Last week Traffic, a wildlife trade monitor, and World Wildlife Fund International issued a report called “Trading Nature: the contribution of wildlife trade management to sustainable livelihoods and the Millennium development goals”.
It said a managed trade on wildlife and wildlife products can offer opportunities to poor people and communities.
The report recommended governments explore “semi-intensive production methods”, experiment with management regimes, develop “pro-poor” approaches to standards and certification schemes, and consider co-ordinated approaches to different components of wildlife trade. Read the rest of this entry »
PERU, June 1 (TNA) - A group of French businessmen will travel to Thailand on June 11 to negotiate possible importing of Thai prawns, rice, fruits and spices, Thai Commerce and Deputy Prime Minister Mingkwan Saengsuwan said Sunday.
Mr. Mingkwan, now in Peru attending a trade ministers meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) grouping, said senior executives of France’s Casino Group plan to discuss buying Thai goods during their stay in Thailand.
It would enable Thailand to export more goods to France, he said.
The Casino Group now operates over 10,000 stores around the world and has gained the leading edge in the French food retail trade.
Besides the Casino Group, Mr. Mingkwan said he had also conferred with ranking executives of Tangfrere Group who are also keen on importing Thai goods.
France could become a distribution centre for Thai goods in Europe because of its preparedness in facilities, he said. Read the rest of this entry »