International Intervention is Not the Only Way to Save Depleting Resources

Growing concerns over biodiversity and environmental conservation are causing some cultures to abandon the harvesting of wild foods. Among Asian wild food harvesting cultures, the harvest of such resources as whale, tuna, shark’s fin, and bird’s nests has provoked grave concern. International organizations such as IWC (International Whaling Commission), CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) and FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) tried to regulate the harvest and trade of those animals and products.