Safari Club International (SCI) joins the European Federation for Hunting and Conservation (FACE) and other partners in welcoming the European Parliament’s decision to not call for a ban on importation of hunting trophies.

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution ahead of the upcoming CITES 20th Conference of the Parties. For the first time in over a decade, the Parliament rejected calls for trophy import bans.

The European Commission and other international organizations, such as IUCN, have acknowledged that legal and sustainable wildlife trade offers multiple benefits to conservation, livelihoods, local economies, and support enforcement efforts to combat illegal activities.

“SCI congratulates our friends at FACE who worked to ensure the European Parliament’s resolution did not include a ban on trophy imports,” said SCI CEO W. Laird Hamberlin. “FACE’s message that regulated hunting is part of the solution—not the problem—resonated with the members of Parliament.”

SCI and SCI Foundation have participated in CITES meetings since the 1970s, promoting sustainable use international trade in wildlife including hunting trophies. Learn more about CITES at www.cites.org