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Zimbabwe lobbies neighbors on ivory trade, will not burn stocks
2016-06-01 12:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Zimbabwe is seeking support from its neighbors to be allowed to engage in international trade in ivory and will not burn its 70 tonnes of ivory stocks as Kenya did last month, the environment minister said on Wednesday. Zimbabwe and Namibia are bidding to open up international trade in elephant ivory, against initiatives led by Kenya for a complete global ban on the coveted commodity. Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri told diplomats from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) that Zimbabwe...
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The role of airports in tackling the ivory trade
2016-05-03 12:35:00| Airport Technology
With poaching and ivory trafficking at its highest level in 25 years, an international effort is required to combat illicit wildlife smuggling. Airports, as a pivotal juncture in the ivory trade, stand as a crucial line of defence. Working together,
Kenya: Why it makes sense to burn ivory stockpiles
2016-04-23 09:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: By burning almost its entire ivory stockpile, Kenya is sending out the message that it will never to benefit from illegal ivory it captured from poachers or seized in transit. However, as the day of the burn approaches, commentators and experts have been lining up to condemn it. Some of the objections put forward are based on wrong assumptions; some deserve serious consideration. Here I summarise four of the most frequent arguments being made against the burn and explain why, in my view, they...
VIDEO: Economic impact of Ivory Coast attacks
2016-04-01 14:10:58| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The BBC's Tamasin Ford reports from the town of Grand Bassam in Ivory Coast.
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Attack on Ivory Coast kills many, including several Lebanese
2016-03-13 20:52:41| IT Services - Topix.net
Militants opened fire in an attack on a hotel on Sunday in the Ivory Coast beach resort of Grand-Bassam. The location is known for its popularity with Westerners, and several Lebanese citizens were among the dead, according to Lebanon's National News Agency and Agence France-Presse.
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