Tanzania and Zambia are petitioning the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to "downlist" the conservation status of their elephants to allow sale of stockpiled ivory. But just 2 years after CITES placed a 9-year moratorium on future ivory sales, elephant poaching is on the rise. The petitioning countries are major sources and conduits of Africa's illegal ivory.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/elephants-ivory-and-trade
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/samuel-wasser
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/joyce-poole
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/phyllis-lee-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/science
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cites
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecosystems
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/elephant
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-trade
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tanzania
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/zambia
