1. Elephants, Ivory, and Trade.
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Wasser, Samuel, Poole, Joyce, Lee, Phyllis, Lindsay, Keith, Dobson, Andrew, Hart, John, Douglas-Hamilton, Iain, Wittemyer, George, Granli, Petter, Morgan, Bethan, Gunn, Jody, Alberts, Susan, Beyers, Rene, Chiyo, Patrick, Croze, Harvey, Estes, Richard, Gobush, Kathleen, Joram, Ponjoli, Kikoti, Alfred, and Kingdon, Jonathan
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IVORY industry , *POACHING , *ELEPHANTS , *BIODIVERSITY conservation , *INTERNATIONAL cooperation , *GOVERNMENT policy ,CONVENTION on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna & Flora (1973) - Abstract
The article discusses illegal trade in elephant ivory and the need for scientifically-based intervention under the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Both Tanzania and Zambia, known for elephant poaching and ivory trade, petitioned to relax conservation controls on elephants and ivory. The article's authors call on CITIES to base its evaluation of the petitions on elephant-related ecosystem factors, the use of verification programs to prevent exploitation, and the record of petitioning countries in controlling illegal ivory trade. Conclusions and recommendations are presented regarding processing of the petitions.
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- 2010
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