Africa’s poaching wars
April 30, 2016: Kenyan authorities set fire to 106 tons of elephant tusks and rhino horns at Nairobi National Park to show they are determined to wipe out trafficking (source: dpa)
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What's inside
- Ivory and rhino horn prices have soared on scarcity and a speculative boom in China
- Trade prohibitions may end up encouraging poaching by driving up prices
- Namibia may show better response through communal ownership and regulated trade
- Prohibitionists, led by Kenya and U.S., appear to have upper hand
Who will benefit?
- Report is targeted to the decision makers in cross country manufacturing – suppliers, manufacturers, logistics.
- Also considered useful for the administrative university facilities, to better understand the possibe effects of current decisions.
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