Sentences with phrase «ivory trade bans»

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

The African elephant is unlikely to survive in a world without an ivory trade ban.

It would have been better if the authors had been more cautious in their subsequent analysis, but unfortunately their report concludes that the «international ivory trade ban has not halted the illegal offtake [killing] of elephants».

In accordance with its obligations under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), Japan agreed to require that all whole ivory tusks imported prior to the 1989 CITES international ivory trade ban and entering trade within Japan be registered with the government.

The world anxiously anticipates the United States» proposed ivory rule and remaining details of the ivory trade ban, particularly because the world's leading trader in illegal ivory, China, is apparently awaiting U.S. action before banning its own ivory trade.

New York passed an ivory trade ban in 2014, which has helped spur action to protect elephants from the current poaching crisis.

China's ivory trade ban is now in effect, making it illegal to sell and buy ivory in the country.

Not exact matches

Rightfully banned in 1989 by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and condemned by anyone with a conscience, ivory is now mostly relegated to dusty china cabinets and old piano keys.

The technique could be used to age confiscated animal parts — to determine, say, whether African elephant ivory was harvested before or after the 1989 trade ban.

In 1989, after the number of African elephants had declined from 1.3 million to 600,000 in less than a decade, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) banned all international trade in iTrade in Endangered Species (CITES) banned all international trade in itrade in ivory.

Within this framework, the international ban on the ivory trade has created an environment favourable to the conservation of elephants.

Former Kenyan president Daniel Arap Moi began incinerating stockpiles of ivory in 1989 at the same time as the ban on the international trade in ivory came into effect.

In response, FWS will impose a ban on the commercial trade of elephant ivory within the United States, including resale and exports.

Such knowledge is essential if African countries and their supporters hope to enforce the ban on international ivory trading enacted 16 years ago.

Ever since the ivory - trading ban took effect, scientists have labored to decipher the tales tusks might tell.

In spite of a global ban, the illegal ivory trade has exploded, with most of the demand coming from Asian countries, particularly China.

«EBay's affiliates in countries including Germany, Australia, France and China have virtually eliminated the illegal ivory trade on their websites thanks to severe restrictions and outright bans,» said Jeff Flocken, Washington, DC, Office Director.

Last year, some 24 tons of ivory was seized around the world — the product of an estimated 2,500 elephants — making it the worst year for elephant poaching since an international ban on commercial ivory trading began in 1989, according to Traffic, a wildlife trade monitoring network.

«Banning all ivory sales would give eBay an opportunity to become a conservation leader and take immediate action to protect elephants and other illegally traded species,» said Flocken.

Allan Thornton, president of the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), said, «We appeal to SoftBank leaders Masayoshi Son and Nikesh Arora to protect the elephants for future generations by banning ivory trade on Yahoo! Japan.

• That most of Japan's ivory tusk imports dating from before the 1989 ban on international trade in elephant ivory were from poached elephants.

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

Following the ban, Hong Kong issued possession licenses to traders, allowing ivory obtained before 1976 (before CITES provisions became applicable to elephants) to be freely traded, and ivory imported before 1990 (pre-ban ivory) to be traded within Hong Kong.

To combat this crisis and protect elephants, major ivory markets including the United States, China, and Hong Kong have committed to taking steps to ban domestic ivory trade.

In 1989, in response to the first global elephant poaching crisis of the 1970s and 80s, the international trade in ivory was banned.

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, 2018.

Internationally, we champion a full and complete ban on all international trade in ivory, with no exceptions.

Given the 18 - year international ban on international ivory trade, the 12th Conference of the Parties decided in 2002 that a second international auction of ivory from these southern African stockpiles could go ahead but only if a number of conditions had been met.

We campaign for elephant range states and ivory consumer nations like Japan to ban existing legal domestic ivory trade and crack down on poachers and organized criminals by enacting and enforcing tough laws and regulations.

The ban is not legally binding, but shows that countries are stepping up toward combating illegal ivory trade.

The U.S. acted on its pledge to end commercial ivory sales by announcing a «near - total ban» on the commercial trade of elephant ivory.

Though this decline was slowed after the international ban on the ivory trade, elephants are being slaughtered at an alarmingly rate again.

«To do this, Japan must enact a total ban on domestic ivory trade and permanently end its registration scheme.»

EIA is working to ensure the strongest regulatory ban on the ivory trade is implemented and believes strong U.S. leadership is needed to focus the international dialogue on closing down all domestic ivory markets, both illegal and legal.

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is in the process of implementing a near - total ban on elephant ivory and rhino horn trade to address loopholes that help smugglers move blood ivory into the United States.

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.

He claimed the Japanese demand for ivory would continue unchanged and illegal trade would escalate out of control — a theory utterly disproved in the two years after the ivory ban was agreed later that year.

«Only a ban on Japan's domestic ivory trade and permanently ending registration of tusks can rectify the damage.»

Taiwan has introduced a bill that will ban all domestic ivory trade effective January 1, 2020.

«The UK and other jurisdictions are following mainland China's lead in banning the ivory trade, which will provide much - needed relief to Africa's elephants,» said WildAid CEO Peter Knights.

«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.

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.

States are also taking action to combat ivory trafficking — New York and New Jersey have passed legislation banning commercial ivory trade while other states are in the process of passing similar legislation to do their part to protect elephants.

«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.

The U.S. National Strategy on Combatting Wildlife Trafficking and its accompanying Implementation Plan were released, featuring plans to shut down the U.S. commercial ivory trade through a series of administrative actions to ban ivory trade within the United States.

China, with its 1.3 billion people, must ban all domestic ivory trade as it threatens to push the African elephant to extinction.

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.