PRESS RELEASE: The reality of #ivory slipping into #Japan's legal markets and being illegally exported overseas through legal loopholes has been revealed: Closing the domestic ivory market is essential
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Our colleagues @JWCSJWCS are hosting an ivory-free music event in Tokyo to promote ivory alternatives and demonstrate support for closing the ivory market in Japan! Learn more here: https://t.co/wtKaNagtl7
EIA continues to urge the Japanese government to make revisions that close the domestic ivory market to reduce demand, simplify enforcement efforts domestically, and eliminate a legal supply of ivory for illegal export. Learn more about this case: https://t.co/TfQ1Ap22Vq
A member of leading ivory association of #Japan was arrested for violating species conservation law. The arrested told "thought the crime was just a case of littering a cigarette". Japan's "strictly controlled domestic #ivory market" is only in name.
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As the center of Japan's legal ivory market, Tokyo is key to ensuring the country joins the rest of the world in protecting elephants. Learn why Tokyo must address these contradictions in our latest blog: https://t.co/To4i5CkFdG
While Tokyo's leadership has promised reforms to address the city's role in illegal ivory trade, EIA US and @JTEFstaff found that Tokyo has been providing subsidies for the domestic ivory industry and supporting efforts to reopen international trade for decades.
Japan has a critical opportunity to make meaningful changes that would effectively close its ivory market.
23 NGOs call on Minister of the Environment Shintaro Ito to lead Japan in joining the rest of the world's efforts to protect elephants: https://t.co/3Ubs5vOmSA
HSI, @EIAEnvironment, @JTEFstaff, and 21 other orgs urge Japan to seize a rare opportunity to effectively put an end to the international ivory trade. 🐘
Japan, you have the power to make a difference. Let's close the door on ivory trade once and for all! https://t.co/Rjh50S2Cv8
For years, EIA and @JTEFstaff have drawn attention to Japan’s role in the global #ivory trade – the very existence of Japan’s ivory market undermines efforts to protect #elephants.
The Japanese government has an opportunity to change that. Learn how: https://t.co/YIGbxpmusX
South Africa's official 2023 poaching figures reveal an 11% increase in rhinos lost to poaching across the country since 2022.
KwaZulu-Natal was hit particularly hard, with 307 of the 325 rhinos killed in the province coming from Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park: https://t.co/N8jibVpec9