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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answer

Mr. Drew: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will support Kenya's proposal at the thirteenth conference of the parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species to ensure that the conditions of the one-off ivory stockpile sales from Botswana, Namibia and South Africa are strictly defined to prevent any detrimental impact on elephants before any trade in ivory resumes. [190192] Mr. Morley: The Government of Kenya have withdrawn their proposal in relation to the one-off ivory stockpile sales from Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. The Government are happy with this outcome that will allow the parties to CITES to move forward on the agreement made at the 12th Conference of Parties in Santiago. We believe the Santiago agreement strikes the right balance between meeting the legitimate expectations of the southern African states that they should be able to engage in sustainable utilisation of their natural resources, while establishing strict controls to secure the conservation of wider elephant populations.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

425 c830W; 190192

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species Exports Namibia Sales Trade South Africa Ivory Elephants Botswana

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