Celebrating 10 Years of the U.S. Ivory Ban
Ten years ago, the United States initiated a wave of global momentum to protect elephants from poaching and ivory trafficking.
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Update on Japan’s Domestic Ivory Market at CITES CoP20
A clear outcome from CoP20 is that support for the closure of domestic ivory markets, and monitoring of those that remain open, stands. EIA strongly urges Japan to close its domestic ivory market to align itself with most elephant range States and former leading consumer countries.
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Yahoo! Japan Closes Ivory Fraud Loopholes – Government Action Still Needed
Yahoo! Japan has shown that progress is possible, but there are limits to what a private company can do. It’s time for the Japanese government to implement reforms that close the door on illegal ivory trade once and for all.
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Tokyo Continues to Miss the Mark in Addressing Ivory Industry Subsidies
While pledging to reform Tokyo’s elephant ivory trade, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has also been subsidizing and supporting leading ivory industry stakeholders.
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Japan’s Big Opportunity to Shut Down Its Ivory Market
Global and Domestic Calls to End the Ivory Trade
EIA’s evidence over the years has shown time and time again that a legal ivory trade cannot be part of the solution to protecting elephants – it just doesn’t work. While most major markets have closed in recent years, Japan has been holding tightly onto its ivory industry and its ivory market remains open. But right now, Japan has the opportunity to turn its stance around.
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