Under pressure: the story behind China's ivory ban
This year, China’s government enacted a ban on ivory sales and started closing down carving workshops, despite ivory carving being seen as an ‘intangible cultural heritage’. How did such an astonishing U-turn come about?
Last updated on 30 August 2017
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Media Watch
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Country:
China
Region:
Asia
Threats:
Unsustainable hunting and trapping
Illegal trade
Species:
Loxodonta africana
Loxodonta cyclotis
Species group:
Terrestrial mammals