Asia

Ten years ago, the United States initiated a wave of global momentum to protect elephants from poaching and ivory trafficking.

EIA encourages China to remain steadfast in its approach to rhino horn trafficking, to enhance transparency of its wildlife crime enforcement, and to take a leadership role in the global effort to protect rhinoceroses by sharing its experiences and expertise with other countries affected by rhino poaching and illegal trade.

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.

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.

Japan’s regulatory and enforcement actions to date have been inadequate to prevent its domestic market from contributing to the illegal ivory trade. Japan’s market is already being exploited by those seeking to bring ivory out of the country illegally, and will continue to be, as long as it remains open.

東京都は、東京における象牙取引の改革を約束する一方で、主要な象牙業界団体へ補助金を交付して支援してきた