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Southern Africa: Namibia Threatens Divorce From Wildlife Treaty
Namibian, 29 August 2019
Namibia and Botswana have threatened to withdraw from the international wildlife treaty after a proposal to allow for the hunting and trade of the white rhino was rejected by the… Read more »
Namibia and Botswana Threaten Divorce From Wildlife Treaty
The two countries have threatened to withdraw from the international wildlife treaty - CITES - after a proposal to allow for the hunting and trade of the white rhino was rejected by the convention. The ministers of environment from the two countries say that there is no need to be party to the treaty if it frustrates their region's conservation efforts.
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Africa: To Trade or Not to Trade? The Ivory Question
ISS, 20 August 2019
Is a world without the illicit wildlife trade possible? One where no species faces imminent extinction at the hands of humans? Perhaps - with new technology, and consensus among… Read more »
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Southern Africa: High Hopes for Global Wildlife Treaty to Defeat African Tree Poaching
EIA-US, 16 August 2019
New EIA report warns about "Scheduled Extinction" of rare mukula rosewood Read more »
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Namibia: Namibia Sticks to Its Guns On Ivory Trade
Namibian, 16 August 2019
NAMIBIA is set to stand by its position to have the multilateral wildlife treaty lift the ban on elephant conservation hunting at a conference in Switzterland this weekend. Read more »
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In a decision conservationists have hailed as "momentous", the global wildlife trade regulator has agreed to impose a near-total ban on sending African elephants captured from the ... Read more »
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Africa presents enormous potential for China's Belt and Road Initiative. It is a vital source of raw materials for the Chinese manufacturing industry and a market for its imports. ... Read more »
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A study involving Oxford scientists titled State of the Lion: Fragility of a Flagship Species shows that lion populations in much of Africa are in rapid decline and are projected ... Read more »
