Major game changer for the benefit of African elephants – China sees the light and announces an ivory trade and processing ban by end of 2017.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-38470861
China has announced a ban on all ivory trade and processing activities by the end of 2017.
Conservation groups hailed the decision as “historic” and a “game-changer” for the future of elephants.
The move follows a resolution at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) in South Africa in October.
China has the biggest ivory market in the world – some estimates suggest 70% of the world’s trade ends up there.
China’s State Council announced the details of the ban on Friday.
The commercial processing and sale of ivory will stop by 31 March, and all registered traders will then be phased out, bringing a full halt to the market by the end of the year.
Conservation group WWF welcomed the latest news, calling it a “historic announcement… signalling an end to the world’s primary legal ivory market and a major boost to international efforts to tackle the elephant poaching crisis in Africa”.
Other articles:
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/china-ivory-trade-ban-2017-game-changer-africa-elephant-wwf-a7503121.html
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/dec/30/china-ban-ivory-trade-2017-elephants-wwf
https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/a-monumental-win-for-elephants-china-will-ban-ivory-trade-by-2017
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/world/asia/china-ivory-ban-elephants.html?_r=0
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/11/151112-ivory-china-elephants-poaching-wildlife-trafficking-conservation/
http://www.wildaid.org/news/breaking-news-china-announces-domestic-ivory-ban
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-4076880/China-ban-ivory-trade-end-2017-media.html
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-31/china-to-ban-domestic-ivory-trade-by-end-of-2017/8155462
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