Air India, Jet Airways and Apeejay Shipping sign pact against wildlife trafficking

MUMBAI: Air India, Jet Airways and Apeejay Shipping have become signatories to a pact against wildlife trafficking.
"The Buckingham Palace Declaration commits signatories to eleven commitments that will raise standards across the transportation industry to prevent traffickers from exploiting weaknesses as they seek to covertly move their products from killing field to marketplace. The commitments focus on information sharing, staff training, technological improvements, and resource sharing across companies and organisations worldwide," said a statement.

Already, over 40 CEOs, Chairmen, and other leaders of airlines, shipping firms, port operators, customs agencies, intergovernmental organisations and conservation charities from around the world have signed the declaration, the statement said.

The Buckingham Palace Declaration was developed by the United for Wildlife International Taskforce on the Transportation of Illegal Wildlife Products.

United for Wildlife is an alliance between seven global conservation organisations and The Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.