Event preview: 14th Freiberg Leather Days
The 14th Freiberg Leather Days will take place July 1-2, 2026, in Münster, Germany, bringing together the European tanning and leather industry. Read More...
Business insights for the global leather community
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Exotic leather: Rules, permits and compliance
Christy Gilmore, leather expert and Partner at American Tanning and Leather, provides the ultimate guide to importing and exporting exotic leather. Read More...
Role of livestock in circular bioeconomy systems
Karl Flowers, ILM Consultant Technical Editor, shares insight. Read More...
Exotic reptile leather: past, present and future
Dr Patrick Aust, Director of the African Institute of Applied Herpetology, and Dr Daniel Natusch, Chair of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Snake Specialist Group. Read More...
Tanneries and raw materials
Karl Flowers, ILM Consultant Technical Editor, shares insight. Read More...
Solve our challenges with reptile farming
Dr Patrick Aust, Director of the African Institute of Applied Herpetology, and Dr Daniel Natusch, Chair of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Snake Specialist Group, provide an overview of the benefits of exotic animal farming. Read More...
The frontline of biodiversity conservation
Dr Patrick Aust, Director of the African Institute of Applied Herpetology, and Dr Daniel Natusch, Chair of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Snake Specialist Group, explain how reptile farming can support biodiversity conservation. Read More...
Can exotic leathers help unlock the potential of hothouse Earth?
Dr Patrick Aust, Director of the African Institute of Applied Herpetology, and Dr Daniel Natusch, Chair of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Snake Specialist Group, begin a series of articles on the sustainability of exotic leathers and animals. Read More...
The future of exotic leathers
In a time when the industry at wide is suffering, exotic leathers may have a brighter future. Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth reports in the March/April 2025 edition of ILM. Read More...
Regenerative agriculture – Returning to nature
British Pasture Leather sources and produces fully traceable leather using cattle from United Kingdom organic and regenerative agriculture farming techniques. ILM Content Director Martin Ricker joined the company on one of its recent field days to find out more. Read More...
