EIGHT COUNTRIES SUBMIT ACTION PLANS TO COMBAT ILLEGAL TRADE IN ELEPHANT IVORY – UN THE UNITED STATES ALONG WITH SECURITY COUNCIL SHALL CONTINUE EMBARGO OF COUNTRIES FAILURE TO ACT IN AGREEMENT TO SAID TRADE TO RULE OF LAW

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Date: 17 May 2013 16:00:01 -0400
Subject: EIGHT COUNTRIES SUBMIT ACTION PLANS TO COMBAT ILLEGAL TRADE
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EIGHT COUNTRIES SUBMIT ACTION PLANS TO COMBAT ILLEGAL TRADE IN
ELEPHANT IVORY – UNNew York, May 17 2013 4:00PMEight countries
identified as being the most affected by the illegal trade in elephant
ivory have <"http://www.cites.org/eng/news/pr/2013/20130516_elephant_action_plan.php">submitted
national action plans to the United Nations-backed treaty for the
conservation of endangered species containing measures to combat the
scourge.

The Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered
Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) received plans from China,
Kenya, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Uganda, Tanzania and Viet
Nam – identified as primary source, transit and import countries
affected by the illegal trade in ivory.

The plans – which contain specific activities in the areas of
legislation and regulations, national and international enforcement,
outreach and public awareness – were requested by the CITES Standing
Committee as a response to the dramatic rise in the number of
elephants poached for their ivory.

Data gathered by CITES-led programme known as MIKE, or Monitoring
Illegal Killing of Elephants, found that an estimated 17,000 elephants
were illegally killed in 2011. Data for 2012 shows the situation did
not improve, and actual figures for last year may be much higher.

The illegal killing of large numbers of elephants for their ivory,
according to CITES, is increasingly involving organized crime and, in
some cases, well-armed rebel militias. Unknown amounts of poached
ivory are believed to be exchanged for money, weapons and ammunition
to support conflicts in several African countries.

Significant poaching incidents have recently occurred in Cameroon
(Bouba N'Djida National Park), the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(Garamba National Park) and the Central African Republic (Dzanga-Ndoki
National Park).

The eight countries that have submitted action plans are requested to
take urgent measures to put their plans into practice before July
2014, when the CITES Standing Committee will review their
implementation, the Secretariat said in a news release.

"Full implementation of the landmark decisions that CITES member
States adopted by consensus last March to combat wildlife crime,
together with the complementary decisions taken by the CITES Standing
Committee, is key to winning the fight against illegal wildlife
trade," said John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General.

He added that the CITES Secretariat will continue to support member
States in their efforts and to rally further political and financial
support to assist them with on-the-ground implementation.

In July 2014, the Secretariat will provide the Standing Committee with
its evaluation of the activities conducted by each country, and
recommend potential further measures to intensify efforts in critical
areas.

Two additional groups of countries that need to adopt measures in the
near future have also been identified. The first group – comprising
Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Mozambique and Nigeria – will need to develop
and start implementing similar national action plans to combat illegal
trade in ivory this year.

Also, the Secretariat will be seeking clarification from Angola,
Cambodia, Japan, Laos, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on how they
control trade in ivory.

With 176 member States, CITES is one of the world's most powerful
tools for biodiversity conservation, regulating international trade in
close to 35,000 species of plants and animals, including their
products and derivatives, ensuring their survival in the wild with
benefits for the livelihoods of local people and the global
environment.May 17 2013 4:00PM
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