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This joint statement was published by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and World Health Organization (WHO) on 7th March 2022

The three organizations (FAO, OIE, WHO) agree on suspending the sale of captured live wild mammals in food markets as an emergency measure to reduce the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission between humans and wildlife with the aim of reducing the risk of variant emergence.

Wildlife Disease Risk Analysis: Online Training Course

Applications are open for the Wildlife Disease Risk Analysis online training course until February 18th 2022, developed by the IUCN SSC Conservation Planning Specialist Group (CPSG).

Recording: Expert Talk with Richard Kock and Hernán Cáceres-Escobar

This virtual event (January 18th 2022) discussed the links between wildlife and the emergence of infectious zoonoses and EIDs.

New German Government installed today

Power handed over to "traffic light" coalition. New German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze

Recording: Expert Talk with Craig Stephen

This virtual event (December 6th 2021) discussed the rapid review on managing the risk of disease emergence in wildlife trade.

Monitoring white-tailed deer for SARS-CoV-2

Recent scientific research has shown a high prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection within white-tailed deer populations in North America. This is the first time that the virus has been detected at population levels in wildlife.

OHHLEP’s definition of “One Health”

The Joint Tripartite (FAO, OIE, WHO) and UNEP welcome newly formed operational definition of One Health from their advisory panel, the One Health High Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP)

Official Launch of the Alliance at the IUCN WCC September 6th 2021 in Marseille

On September 6th 2021 the International Alliance against Health Risks in Wildlife Trade was officially launched at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille. The Alliance …

Voices of the Alliance Members

With this short film alliance members from around the globe share what it means to be part of this interdisciplinary platform and why they chose to join the International Alliance against Health Risks in Wildlife Trade.