Thẻ: China illegal ivory trade

Ivory trade in China is now banned

~ Đào Thu Hằng ~ Bình luận về bài viết này
by  on 2 January 2018
  • China has shut its legal, domestic ivory markets and banned all commercial ivory trade.
  • Conservationists have welcomed this ban, calling it “one of the most important days in the history of elephant conservation”.
  • But for China’s ivory ban to work, neighboring countries must follow suit, conservationists say.

China’s ivory trade ban is now in effect, making it illegal to sell and buy ivory in the country. Tiếp tục đọc “Ivory trade in China is now banned” →

China must act decisively to eradicate the ivory trade

~ Đào Thu Hằng ~ Bình luận về bài viết này

The continued existence of large stockpiles of legal raw ivory in the country is hampering China’s promises to save the elephant, says Li Zhang.

11 November 2015

Kin Cheung /AP/Press Association Images Criminal gangs tried to smuggle this ivory into China from Tanzania.

Nature – The fight against the illegal ivory trade had some success last month with the arrest of a Chinese woman alleged to have smuggled more than 700 elephant tusks from Tanzania. Ivory is a particular prize in China, where it has been carved into ornaments, chopsticks and jewellery for more than 3,000 years. Tiếp tục đọc “China must act decisively to eradicate the ivory trade” →