The international ivory ban has to remain in place indefinitely
The international ivory ban has to remain in place indefinitely
The Issue
On 24/9/16 the international community met in South Africa to decide the future of elephant conservation, with an international ban on sales of ivory poised to expire next year.
There are some African countries that want to sell off their huge ivory stockpiles. And who say their elephant populations are thriving. But charities and experts say that any sale puts a value on all tusks - and that puts animals at risk from poaching.
I strongly believe that the international ivory ban has to remain in place indefinitely, and that any moves towards any potential reopening of trade in the future must therefore be blocked, as these would stimulate further poaching.
On Thursday 22nd September Prince William spoke on the issue of the ivory trade, in his capacity as royal patron of the UK charity Tusk. He was joined at the Shard in London by Andrea Leadsom, the environment secretary, and together thel highlighted that 33,000 African elephants are slaughtered each year, out of a continent-wide population of 400,000 to 630,000.
The Duke of Cambridge highlighted the results of the Great Elephant Census, published earlier this month, which showed a decline of 30 per cent in African savannah elephant populations in the space of just seven years to 2014.
And he argued that domestic markets, like the UK’s in pre-1947 ivory, can mask illegal trade, reinforced the value of ivory and create demand for more ivory on an international scale.
Our Government, Andrea Leadsom, should forward and support plans to clamp down on the TOTAL ban of the domestic ivory trade. At present on the 21/9/16 the ban will cover the sale of items containing ivory dated between 1947 and the present day. Trade in ‘worked’ items, such as works of art and ornaments dating from before 1947 (deemed ‘antiques’) will continue to be permitted.
On Monday 26 September the media reported that an international meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), member states voted to end negotiations about a legalised international trade which began in 2007.
The European Union used its bloc vote of 28 countries to back the decision.
The Issue
On 24/9/16 the international community met in South Africa to decide the future of elephant conservation, with an international ban on sales of ivory poised to expire next year.
There are some African countries that want to sell off their huge ivory stockpiles. And who say their elephant populations are thriving. But charities and experts say that any sale puts a value on all tusks - and that puts animals at risk from poaching.
I strongly believe that the international ivory ban has to remain in place indefinitely, and that any moves towards any potential reopening of trade in the future must therefore be blocked, as these would stimulate further poaching.
On Thursday 22nd September Prince William spoke on the issue of the ivory trade, in his capacity as royal patron of the UK charity Tusk. He was joined at the Shard in London by Andrea Leadsom, the environment secretary, and together thel highlighted that 33,000 African elephants are slaughtered each year, out of a continent-wide population of 400,000 to 630,000.
The Duke of Cambridge highlighted the results of the Great Elephant Census, published earlier this month, which showed a decline of 30 per cent in African savannah elephant populations in the space of just seven years to 2014.
And he argued that domestic markets, like the UK’s in pre-1947 ivory, can mask illegal trade, reinforced the value of ivory and create demand for more ivory on an international scale.
Our Government, Andrea Leadsom, should forward and support plans to clamp down on the TOTAL ban of the domestic ivory trade. At present on the 21/9/16 the ban will cover the sale of items containing ivory dated between 1947 and the present day. Trade in ‘worked’ items, such as works of art and ornaments dating from before 1947 (deemed ‘antiques’) will continue to be permitted.
On Monday 26 September the media reported that an international meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), member states voted to end negotiations about a legalised international trade which began in 2007.
The European Union used its bloc vote of 28 countries to back the decision.
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Petition created on 21 September 2016