(par 7.2.2.1) Groundbreaking Report Commissioned By Born Free USA Uncovers Ivory Supply Chain From Poached African Elephants to Markets in Asia
Africa: Groundbreaking Report Commissioned By Born Free USA Uncovers Ivory Supply Chain From Poached African Elephants to Markets in Asia http://allafrica.com/stories/201408271472.html Today, Born Free USA and C4ADS released a groundbreaking report, Out of Africa: Mapping the Global Trade in Illicit Elephant Ivory, which focuses on the ivory supply chain and the trafficking of ivory from […]
(par 7.2.2.1) Giraffes Now Top Poacher Hit List
Tanzania: Giraffes Now Top Poacher Hit List http://allafrica.com/stories/201411170126.html Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam) By Marc Nkwame Arusha — THE national symbol, giraffe, is increasingly becoming an endangered species as poachers have now turned their merciless rifles on the tall spotted mammal. Giraffes are now on receiving end of poachers’ rifles with their illegal killing gaining […]
(par 7.2.2.1) Environmental crime a 213bn Dollar industry
Environmental crime a $213bn industry: UN Surging environmental crime, from illegal logging to elephant poaching, is worth up to $213bn a year and is helping to fund armed conflicts while cutting economic growth, a UN and Interpol report said on Tuesday. The study, released during a UN meeting of environment ministers in Nairobi, called for […]