Sentences with phrase «ivory trafficking»

Six of the eight countries identified by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) as most implicated in ivory trafficking globally are in the bottom half of the most corrupt countries in the world.

This example serves as a grave reminder that the mere anticipation of renewed trade can itself be enough to bring back into action people who hope to profit from a resumption of international ivory trafficking.

Knowing the primary areas where elephants are poached could help combat ivory trafficking at its source.

Yet the three groups most commonly associated with financing insurgency through and ivory trafficking do not reside in South Africa.

WCS is leading global efforts to save Africa's elephants and end the current poaching and ivory trafficking crisis by working in 11 African nations and 7 Asian countries to stop the killing, stop the trafficking, and stop the demand.

The decision to allow China to buy ivory has indeed sparked more ivory trafficking, according to international watchdog groups and traders I met in China and Hong Kong.

«We urge the administration to finalize its critical regulatory changes to crack down on ivory trafficking as quickly as possible.»

The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has been investigating ivory trafficking out of Tanzania since the current upsurge in elephant poaching began in 2006 and in November 2014 released its landmark Vanishing Point report, which revealed that Chinese - led criminal gangs are conspiring with corrupt Tanzanian officials to traffic huge amounts of ivory.

By crushing the seized ivory stockpile, the United States government sent a strong signal to the rest of the world that we need to get serious now about saving elephants and ending the demand that is fueling ivory trafficking.

There are links between ivory trafficking and Al Shabaab, while illegal charcoal sales also have ties to armed militias in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali and Sudan.

The role of al - Shabaab in ivory trafficking is of immense concern.

«International ivory trafficking is a serious threat to the survival of the African elephant.

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.

All legal ivory markets encourage poaching and ivory trafficking, but there is no doubt that Japan in particular is a large market with a serious problem with illegal ivory trade,» Thornton said.

The goal of an ivory crush is to send a signal that ivory trafficking won't be tolerated and to demonstrate U.S. commitment to protecting the world's elephants.

Elephants are being poached in mass numbers and their ivory trafficked to fulfill an explosive demand for ivory products from consumers in countries like China, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

In the wake of the China sale, elephant poaching and ivory trafficking have boomed.