An increasing number of land and marine species in the Pacific are being threatened by illegal trade overseas. A week-long workshop to help combat the issue took place in Fiji last week and was attended by several NGOs and stakeholders from around the world including delegates from 15 different Pacific countries.
Indira Stewart reports.
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Fiji PM Frank Bainimarama (Back row second from left) at the handing over of repatriated tabuas (sperm whale teeth) from the New Zealand Government to the Fijian Government. Photo: Fiji Government