Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Piara S Khabra (Labour), on Thursday, 26 March 1998, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 152 members in total.
IVORY TRADE
That this House is concerned that the relaxation of the ivory trade ban, provisionally agreed by CITES in June 1997, will lead to an increase in elephant poaching and ivory smuggling in both Africa and Asia; believes that there are indications that the proposed controlled sale of Botswanan, Zimbabwean and Namibian ivory stockpiles to Japan will lead to levels of poaching not seen since the decade leading up to the 1989 ban on ivory trading, which saw 600,000 elephants slaughtered for their tusks; and call on Her Majesty's Government to continue to use its influence to ensure that the 25th anniversary of the CITES agreement is not celebrated with a resumption of the ivory trade.
Secondary information
- Type
- Early day motion
- Reference
- 1153
- Session
- 1997-98
- Subjects
- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Animal products Trade Ivory
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