SA‚ NAMIBIA and Zimbabwe’s recommendation for the adoption of a decision-making mechanism for a future trade in ivory has been roundly rejected by other African countries‚ led by outspoken opponents Burkina Faso‚ Kenya‚ the Republic of Congo and Chad‚ according to the Conservation Action Trust.Negotiations over the plight of elephants were held at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites)‚ currently taking place in Johannesburg.A proposal from the secretariat to extend the mandate of the Cites standing committee to continue the debate on the decision-making mechanism failed to achieve the required two-thirds majority.READ THIS: Namibia fails to stop vote on ivory sale banIn 2007 Cites initiated negotiations on a decision-making mechanism for a process of trade in ivory‚ which could lead the way towards a reopening of international trade. Debate over the years became protracted and provoked consi...
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