Sentences with phrase «ivory trade provided»
They really did not understand how legal ivory trade provided the mechanism for laundering poached ivory in consuming markets, especially those in Asia.
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If true, dismantling the ivory trade provides a potent counterterrorism policy, and one worthy of national and international resources.
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Members of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress, happening this week in Honolulu, will decide on Motion 7, whichwould call on the IUCN to encourage governments to shut down the ivory trade — and provide help in doing so.
Investigative reporter Bryan Christy and photographer Brent Stirton provide an intimate portrait of the booming trade in Buddhist and Catholic icons and other religious objects carved out of ivory.
Studies of trade in elephant ivory indicate that legal markets provide a cover for trade in illegal products and render enforcement extremely difficult.
«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.