Sentences with phrase «laundering illegal ivory»

Insidious poachers and greedy ivory profiteers still drive the slaughter, laundering illegal ivory into markets abroad.

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.

While meant to accommodate various stakeholders, such as musicians wanting to transfer musical instruments containing ivory, permitted exceptions remain aslOOK small loopholes that can be avenues to launder illegal ivory.

Not exact matches

«If we are to conserve remaining wild populations of elephants, we must close all markets because, under current levels of corruption, they can not be controlled in a way that does not provide opportunities for illegal ivory being laundered into legal markets,» said the paper's author, Elizabeth Bennett, WCS Vice President for Species Conservation.

«Japan's ivory controls are flawed and there is evidence that large amounts of illegal ivory... have been laundered into the domestic market,» said the report, which was co-authored by animal welfare group Humane Society International.

We believe that only by burning or destroying ivory stockpiles worldwide can it be ensured that illegal ivory can not be laundered into the system, fueling the continued slaughter of elephants across their range.