The Artic this week
Once again, polar bears find themselves as internally displaced creatures in the “Politics” rather than the “Wildlife” section. As of this writing, the CITES conference in Bangkok, Thailand is set to begin in less than 24 hours. Among many issues on the menu is the US proposal to up-list polar bears from Appendix II to Appendix I, a move which would be accompanied by the most stringent possible restrictions on commerce in polar bear products. - displaced : déplacé - as of : depuis - stringent : rigoureux, draconien - perennial : éternel - reliably : de manière fiable - to address an issue : aborder un problème - to tackle an issue : aborder, s'attauqer à - to streamline : simplifier pour rendre plus efficace, rationaliser -