Summary of EIA Recommendations to the 62nd Standing Committee
A document prepared for the 62nd meeting of CITES Standing Committee.
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Blood Ivory: Exposing the myth of a regulated market
A briefing calling for China’s status as a CITES-approved buyer of ivory to be immediately revoked and urging UK and European Union governments to press for a review of all holders of Approved Buyer status and to halt all one-off auctions of stockpiled ivory.
Briefing Document for the 61st Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee: Elephants
EIA briefing to CITES Standing Committee arguing that one-off sales of stockpiled ivory have actually stimulated the illegal black market trade and poaching, rather than stem them.
Open Season
As ivory exportation continues, Tanzania and Zambia are seeking to sell stockpiles of ivory for Asian markets.
Upholding The Law: The Challenge of Effective Enforcement
A briefing calling upon Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to acknowledge that environmental crime, including wildlife crime, is a form of serious transnational organised crime and to adopt appropriately stringent measures to tackle it effectively.
The Enforcement Imperative
A report on how enforcement measures must be strengthened and implemented as a matter of urgency if the illegal trade in ivory is to be tackled effectively