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action to safeguard the survival of
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Talks Continue on Closure of Domestic Ivory Markets
Providing analysis at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) of CITES (the...
Future trade in ivory dealt major blow yesterday; Trade in live elephants on agenda for today
Providing analysis at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) of CITES (the...
Poaching behind worst African elephant losses in 25 years – IUCN report
Africa’s overall elephant population has seen the worst declines in 25 years, mainly due to...
Can We Sustainably Harvest Ivory?
Despite the 1989 ivory trade ban, elephants continue to be killed to harvest their tusks for...
A Ban on Commercial Ivory Trade in China: A Feasibility Study Briefing
WWf and trAffic believe that an ivory trade ban in china is feasible and could be effective in...
The Great Elephant Census Country-by-Country Findings
The following is a listing of country-by-country findings from the Great Elephant Census (GEC)....
Continent-wide survey reveals massive decline in African savannah elephants
Abstract African elephants (Loxodonta africana) are imperiled by poaching and habitat loss....
Biodiversity: The ravages of guns, nets and bulldozers – Nature – Sean Maxwell
There is a growing tendency for media reports about threats to biodiversity to focus on climate...
Use or Destruction: on the Economics of Ivory Stockpiles – Pachyderm Journal – Alejandro Nadal, Francisco Aguayo
Abstract This paper examines the economic arguments surrounding the fate of ivory stockpiles. It...
Trends in levels of illegal killing of elephants in Africa to 31 December 2015 – CITES
Background on MIKE The CITES programme for Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants, commonly...
Current rules on commercial international trade in elephant ivory under CITES and Proposals to CITES CoP17
There have been a number of media articles, social media posts and other communications regarding...
Vietnam’s illegal Ivory trade threatens Africa’s elephants – Save The Elephants – Lucy Vigne and Esmond Martin
Executive summary The Vietnamese illegal ivory trade is now one of the largest in the world. Of...
Tipping Point: Transnational Organised Crime and the War on Rhino Poaching – The Global Initiative – Julian Rademeyer
Six thousand rhinos have fallen to poachers’ bullets in Africa over the past decade and only about...
Event: Report launch on the illicit rhino horn trade – The Global Initiative – Jessica Gerken
The Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, the WWF and the Geneva Environment...
Stop Killing African Elephants! – Fondation Franz Weber
Recent surveys in Africa show that elephant populations are falling dramatically across the...
Risks and Fallacies Associated with Promoting a Legalised Trade in Ivory – Politikon – Ross Harvey
ABSTRACT African elephants are being poached at a rate that threatens their minimum viable...
African Nations Call On the World to Help Them Save African Elephants – African Elephant Coalition
The African Elephant Coalition (AEC), comprising 29 African countries, is calling on the world to...
CITES Maintenance of the Appendices Decision-making mechanism for a process of trade in ivory
PROPOSAL OF NAMIBIA, SOUTH AFRICA AND ZIMBABWE This document has been submitted by Namibia, South...