Stephanie Wang is a senior program officer at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), based in New York. She helps to advance WCS global climate change mitigation programs that reduce emissions from deforestation and achieve benefits for biodiversity and local communities. She has also supported the establishment of the WCS China ivory demand reduction program.

Prior to joining WCS, Wang worked in human rights research and advocacy across a broad range of issues focused on China and the Asia-Pacific region, including as a Research Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. Wang has a J.D. from Harvard Law School and B.A.s in History and Asian American Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Last Updated: January 9, 2017

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01.10.17

Can Beijing’s Ivory Ban Save the Elephants?

Eric Olander, Peter J. Li & more
On New Year’s Eve, Beijing announced it will ban the ivory trade in China, potentially shutting down the world’s biggest ivory market. Why did Beijing decide to curb the ivory trade? Will it put enough muscle behind it to enforce the decision? What...