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Canada launches consultation on stricter measures for elephant ivory trade


OTTAWA, ON, July 23, 2021 /CNW/ - Here in Canada and around the world, biodiversity is declining at unprecedented rates. Since 1980, the number of elephants in Africa has fallen from 1,3 million to just over 400,000?a decline of 70 percent.

Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, launched a 60-day consultation to garner feedback from Canadians on a potential revised approach to elephant ivory trade in Canada.

Currently, Canada adheres to obligations on the trade of elephant ivory under the Convention on International Trade of Wild Flora and Fauna in Endangered Species (CITES), through a permitting system for imports, exports, and re-exports, and in some cases, requires further permitting than CITES.

In recent years, there have been increased calls for the global community to take further action, including a 2016 resolution unanimously adopted by CITES Parties. In support of these global efforts, Canada is considering options to strengthen domestic measures to and from Canada.

In Canada, stricter measures on the trade of elephant ivory could include additional requirements prior to issuing permits, restricting certain types of imports or banning the trade of elephant ivory, with certain exemptions.

This consultation, in combination with considerations on global biodiversity loss, will help determine the future of Canada's approach to the trade of elephant ivory.

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"Canada is responsible for about four percent of the global trade of certain elephant ivory and with the potential extinction of African elephants looming on the horizon, Canadians want to have a say on the future of elephant ivory trade in Canada. Comments received through this consultation will play an important role in shaping Canada's path forward on further protecting this iconic species for generations to come."

? The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change

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SOURCE Environment and Climate Change Canada


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