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China’s Blood Ivory Carving Factories ( a news report, like most others critical of China, you won’t find on the CITES web site – the secretariat sees to that – but why does it? http://www.cites.org/
extract: "From what I can see, if China and Japan banned the domestic ivory trade today, and enforced it, poaching would start to decline immediately across Africa," says Allan Thornton, Founder of the Environmental Investigation Agency. "This is what happened after the 1989 ivory ban was introduced. Within a few months the trade just plummeted across Asia because the markets were shut down." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…/eia-chinas-blood-ivory-carv… (NA comment: A Common sense solution which seemingly eludes CITES and EU officials who, like some scientists and NGO’s seem to lack common sense and think the answer is another all-expenses paid conference when, the previous 100 – 500 conferences or more failed to stop the demand for ivory. Whatever happened after the last major conference in London? Illegal wildlife traders must be laughing all the way to their banks.)
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE DIPLOMATIC ROW CHINA WOULD MAKE IF PEOPLE IN AFRICA CREATED A DEMAND FOR GIANT PANDA SKINS, TEETH, NAILS ETC AND WOULD NOT STOP WHEN SIMPLY ASKED TO – EVEN AFTER COUNTLESS CONFERENCES?
THINK ABOUT IT FOR A MOMENT AND YOU WILL SEE THE DOUBLE
STANDARDS PRACTICED BY CHINA AND THEIR ‘POODLES’ IN CITES.
No 339 Wildlife Trade News 21st February 2015
The fate of the presidential elephants of Zimbabwe https://www.newsday.co.zw/2015/02/21/fate-presidential-elephants-zimbabwe-2/
David Attenborough calls on Chinese president to end ivory trade (A report you won’t find on the CITES web site. WHY?)
The street price of ivory in China has increased from $5 (£3.20) to $2,1000 per kg in 25 years. Photograph: Vincent Yu/AP
CITES RESPONSE TO CHINA’S RAMPANT ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADING?
CITES ISN’T WORKING – IS IT?
WHAT DO YOU REALLY THINK OF
CITES AND THOSE PAID TO
ENFORCE THE CONVENTION?
EXAMPLES OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE CITES STANDING
COMMITTEE MEMBERS TURN A BLIND EYE TO THOSE COUNTRIES LIKE
CHINA WHO FLAUNT THE CONVENTION?
Training Africa’s law enforcers, targeting illegal ivory trade. MALAWI / ZAMBIA http://www.eturbonews.com/55775/training-africas-law-enforcers-targeting-illegal-ivory-trade
Govt encouraged to do more to stop ivory trade. THAILAND http://www.thaivisa.com/news/thailand/govt-encouraged-to-do-more-to-stop-ivory-trade/25324/
Thai government encouraged to do more to stop ivory trade – See more at: http://news.asiaone.com/news/asia/thai-government-encouraged-do-more-stop-ivory-trade#sthash.grBXUcC0.dpuf
To save endangered species, make them pay. Giving poor people an economic reason to preserve the wildlife around them can work across the world, while conservation crackdowns often go awry http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/11425946/To-save-endangered-species-make-them-pay.html
220 belian logs seized in Kapit on CNY eve. SARAWAK
Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/02/21/220-belian-logs-seized-in-kapit-on-cny-eve/#ixzz3SMJmlgVg
