Poaching
Neels Loff, born into a fishing family in Hawston in 1976, found himself excluded from South Africa's quota system despite earning a skipper's license. Forced into what authorities call poaching, he describes a life of night dives and dangers driven by survival needs. His story highlights the injustices faced by indigenous fishermen in a broken regulatory framework.
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Argentine Emiliano Villegas will receive the international Clark Bavin award for his key role in dismantling a poaching and wildlife trafficking network. The ceremony is set for December 5 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, at the CITES COP20. His efforts safeguarded endangered species in South America's Gran Chaco.