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Southern African bloc to work on new approach to regulate trade in ivory

Xinhua, September 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has said that it will continue to work with all parties in an effort to develop a new approach to regulate the legal and sustainable trade in ivory.

In a joint statement issued by Namibia's Environment Ministry on Wednesday it said that the approach will be for the benefit of conservation of the species and the socio-economic development of local communities who remain critical in the quest to conserve the African elephant for future generations.

The statement was issued following the Parties to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) decision to end the discussion on the establishment of a Decision Making Mechanism (DMM) for a process of future trade in certain designated stocks of ivory at the CITES 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) currently in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Earlier this week CITES shot down Namibia's proposal to ban discussion on regulating domestic ivory markets. Endit