HOT TOPIC: Culture, Conservation and Crime: Regulating Ivory Markets for Antiques and Crafts
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Mrs Caroline Cox (Speaker), 8 Nov 2016
The illegal trade in wildlife is worth around one-third of the legal global trade of $22.8 billion. The largest consumers of the illegal trade being China, the US and EU and the most lucrative specimens being traded are elephant ivory, rhino horn and tiger bones as well as birds and reptiles. The conservationists’ warnings of wild population decreases to the point of near extinction led to 181 countries ratifying the Convention on the Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Hailed as “the Magna Carta for Wildlife”, CITES subject’s wildlife imports to mandatory licensing and incorporates a “banned list” of prohibited species and a “controlled list” list of species.
8 Nov 2016
Event (Seminar)
| Title | Hot Topic Public Seminar |
|---|---|
| Period | 25/11/15 → … |
| Location | University of Portsmouth |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Degree of recognition | Local event |
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