Sentences with phrase «domestic trade in ivory»

Not exact matches

LONDON (Reuters)- Online selling and weak controls on domestic ivory sales in Japan are spurring illegal international trade in elephant tusks and contributing to a steep rise in poaching, activists said on Tuesday.

Thailand currently bans the sale of ivory from wild elephants but permits the trade in ivory from captive domestic elephants.

On Wednesday, Hong Kong government announced that its three - step plan to phase out domestic ivory trade by the end of 2021 was approved by the Chief Executive in Council.

EIA president Allan Thornton said: «AEON's decision to end all ivory sales in its malls sends a strong signal to the people of Japan that domestic ivory trade in Japan must end to help protect Africa's elephants.»

Esmond — with his indefatigable energy and efforts — made an indelible and tangible impact in that the Government of China indeed did act to fulfill its commitments to ban domestic ivory trade.

In December 2016, in no small part due to information Esmond brought to light, the Government of China announced it would ban domestic ivory trade by January 1st, 201In December 2016, in no small part due to information Esmond brought to light, the Government of China announced it would ban domestic ivory trade by January 1st, 201in no small part due to information Esmond brought to light, the Government of China announced it would ban domestic ivory trade by January 1st, 2018.

We are firm in our resolve to combat all trade in elephant ivory: illegal and legal, international and domestic.

The resolution calls for the closure of domestic ivory markets in countries with legal markets linked to illegal trade or poaching.

• Learn more about Rakuten's decision to cease ivory sales by reading EIA's press release and associated blog post • Check out Blood e-Commerce, our 2014 report on Rakuten's ivory sales • Read about Japan's domestic ivory market and how it contributes to elephant poaching and illegal trade in our two recent reports: Japan's Illegal Ivory Trade (2015) and The Dirty Secrets of Japan's Illegal Ivory Trade (trade in our two recent reports: Japan's Illegal Ivory Trade (2015) and The Dirty Secrets of Japan's Illegal Ivory Trade (Trade (2015) and The Dirty Secrets of Japan's Illegal Ivory Trade (Trade (2016)

Despite a landmark decision at CITES CoP17 in 2016 to close down domestic ivory markets, the Government of Japan has refused to ban ivory sales or acknowledge the role Japan plays in the illegal ivory trade and poaching of elephants.

I'm interested to see that WWF and TRAFFIC have welcomed China and the USA's pledge to end trade and domestic sale of ivory «in a timely manner».

The Secretariat of CITES engaged ELI and its partners to analyze the regulatory frameworks governing the domestic trade of elephant ivory in nine key countries, including China, the European Union, Japan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, United States, and Vietnam.

«The Government of Japan is not only promoting trade in illegal ivory to sustain its ivory traders, but is also sabotaging international efforts to ban the domestic ivory trade by China and other nations,» said EIA president Allan Thornton.

«To show it is serious about stopping its illegal ivory trade problem, Japan needs to cease all registration of whole tusks immediately as a step in closing its domestic ivory market,» said Grabiel.

WASHINGTON, DC - The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is calling for the closure of Japan's domestic ivory market after new evidence of illegal trade in ivory tusks was linked to the Ministry of Environment's tusk registration scheme.

10.10 and its implications for Japan's domestic ivory market that finds Japan's ivory market does in fact contribute to poaching and illegal trade and thus is not exempt from the 2016 ban on domestic elephant ivory markets.

In 2016 at CITES CoP17, Parties unanimously approved amendments to Resolution Conf.10.10 (Rev. CoP17), «Trade in elephant specimens,» that included recommending urgently closing domestic ivory markets that contribute to poaching or illegal tradIn 2016 at CITES CoP17, Parties unanimously approved amendments to Resolution Conf.10.10 (Rev. CoP17), «Trade in elephant specimens,» that included recommending urgently closing domestic ivory markets that contribute to poaching or illegal tTrade in elephant specimens,» that included recommending urgently closing domestic ivory markets that contribute to poaching or illegal tradin elephant specimens,» that included recommending urgently closing domestic ivory markets that contribute to poaching or illegal tradetrade.

Last October 180 member nations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) agreed unanimously to close domestic ivory markets where they contribute to illegal trade or poacTrade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) agreed unanimously to close domestic ivory markets where they contribute to illegal trade or poactrade or poaching.

EIA hopes that parallel domestic commercial ivory trade bans are prioritized in order to protect elephants.

Often represented by pro-ivory trade voices as being the best - controlled ivory trade in Asia, Japan's domestic ivory trade system is in reality riddled with loopholes that can be used to launder illegal ivory.

«We have to take down the criminal syndicates behind the trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn, and enact a worldwide ban on all trade in ivory and rhino horn including domestic trade.

At the Clinton Global Initiative's annual meeting in September, leaders from seven African elephant range states committed or recommitted to banning ivory imports, exports and domestic trade in their countries.

If China were to ban its domestic commercial ivory trade in a timely fashion, it would be a critically important contribution towards eliminating the illegal ivory trade and reducing the slaughter of Africa's elephants.

Thailand's Prime Minister repeated claims made in the past pledging to end the domestic ivory trade, yet there is no timeline for this ban and the world's elephants become increasingly endangered while policy change languishes.

As a key element of these efforts to reduce demand, disrupt the trade, and set a global example, we urge the United States to implement a moratorium on domestic ivory trade — an important action that would build upon the messages of the ivory crush and close loopholes in U.S domestic legislation that allow for illicit trade to continue.

«While the issue of whether sales should be allowed to proceed or not has dominated much of the discussions here in Qatar, WWF and TRAFFIC believe the key driving force behind the ongoing elephant poaching is the continued existence of illegal domestic ivory markets across parts of Africa and Asia,» said Steven Broad, executive director of TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network of WWF and International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN.