Latest articles on Ivory Trade
Paradigm shift as African countries throw their weight behind ivory ban
The EU and UK are fuelling the illegal trade through their continuing sale of legal ivory items
China’s ban on domestic ivory sales comes into force
One of the world's biggest markets for African ivory, China announced that it would outlaw all domestic trade and processing by 2017
Corrupt officials to blame for illegal ivory trade, says Cites
Research shows that legal sale of ivory increased smuggling by 71%.
African countries still sharply divided over ivory trade
Stance on ivory trade in Africa is not unified, with some countries calling for a global ban although others are open to elephant ivory trade.
Outrage at Japan’s ivory sales
Yahoo sold sold an estimated 12 tonnes of elephant tusks and fashioned pieces of ivory on its Japanese auction site
Desire for power drives megadeath
Killing elephants and rhinos for even a part of their bodies wounds our humanity and lives.
Tanzania’s elephants under siege
Poaching linked to crime syndicates has seen 85 000 tuskers being slaughtered in five years.
Turning Africa’s Big 5 into hard cash
Lifting ivory and rhino horn trade bans could translate to an economic turnaround for Africa, where the black market for animal products is thriving.
Target the traders in ivory war
It is not only armed insurgent and rebel groups that fuel the slaughter of elephants, it is also greed.
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