Center for Biological Diversity: Animal, Environmental Organizations Call on White House to Support G20 Ban on Wildlife Trade
August 18, 2020
August 18, 2020
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on August 17:
Advocacy organizations today urged Thomas Storch, White House senior trade advisor and G20 Sherpa, to support and champion a permanent ban on wild-animal markets that could become sources for future pandemics.
The groups also called on Storch to commit to ending international trade in wild animals and their products at the upcoming G20 Leaders' Summit. The G20 Summit . . .
Advocacy organizations today urged Thomas Storch, White House senior trade advisor and G20 Sherpa, to support and champion a permanent ban on wild-animal markets that could become sources for future pandemics.
The groups also called on Storch to commit to ending international trade in wild animals and their products at the upcoming G20 Leaders' Summit. The G20 Summit . . .