Japan has claimed it is not obliged to abide by the resolution, despite evidence that it has a considerable problem
with illegal ivory trade.
But EIA President Allan Thornton added: «Japan is awash
with illegal ivory trade and Rakuten's thousands of ivory ads help fuel the mass slaughter of elephants across Africa.
Not exact matches
In spite of a global ban, the
illegal ivory trade has exploded,
with most of the demand coming from Asian countries, particularly China.
In 2015 sought «endangered» protections for Africa's savannah and forest elephants,
with both species vanishing due to the
illegal ivory trade.
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Bigelow also directed and partnered
with Annapurna on the animated short LAST DAYS, about
illegal elephant poaching and the
ivory trade.
EIA's investigations into the
illegal ivory trade have demonstrated repeatedly that any
trade in
ivory is incompatible
with the conservation of elephants.
The resolution calls for the closure of domestic
ivory markets in countries
with legal markets linked to
illegal trade or poaching.
TOKYO — Japan's
ivory tusk registration system is awash
with fraud, fueling
illegal ivory trade and undermining international action to protect Africa's disappearing elephants under pressure from intense
ivory poaching.
Illegal hunting to feed the
ivory trade is an enormous threat,
with some 100,000 elephants across Africa killed illegally between 2010 and 2012 — or one every 15 minutes.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police announced on June 20th that it had charged the president of antique company, Raftel, and 27 customers
with violating Japan's Law for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LCES) for
illegal trade in unregistered
ivory.
The Tokyo Police announced on June 20th that it had charged the president of antique company, Raftel, and 27 customers
with violating Japan's Law for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LCES) for
illegal trade in unregistered
ivory.
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.