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China Sees a Boon for Ivory Trade Ban
| mwaniki wanjiku | | Jan 03, 2017 09:58 AM EST |
Chinese leaders are aware that taking action on environmental issues such as climate change and illegal wildlife trade will help cement China as a global superpower.
China to Completely Ban Ivory Trading by 2017
| Girish Shetti | | Dec 31, 2016 08:45 PM EST |
China will impose a complete ban on ivory trading and process by end of 2017, a move that has been openly welcomed by global animal activists and animal right organizations.
Hong Kong Leader Leung Declares Ban on Ivory Trade
| Alexis Villarias | | Jan 13, 2016 03:23 PM EST |
In a historic move, Hong Kong will phase out the sale of ivory in the city, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying announced on Wednesday. This decision has been hailed by many activists.
China’s Xi Pledges Commitment to Wildlife Protection
| Michael A. Katz | | Dec 02, 2015 04:55 PM EST |
China's President Xi Jinping promised that the country would step up its efforts to protect wildlife during his first ever state visit to Zimbabwe this week.
Chinese Police Seize 1½ Tons of Illegal Ivory
| Michael A. Katz | | Nov 12, 2015 02:39 PM EST |
Police in China have confiscated more than 1,300 pounds kilograms of illegal ivory and ivory products after a one-year crackdown on illegal wildlife trade.
China Destroys Hundreds of Kilos of Confiscated Ivory in Beijing, Vows to Stop Poaching
| Camille Harthy | | May 29, 2015 12:25 PM EDT |
China declared that its government will gradually and eventually put an end to illegal ivory poaching in the country, and it started the cause by publicly crushing 662 kilograms of confiscated ivory and ivory products.
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