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Ivory confiscated by the Cameroon Ministry of Forests and Wildlife © WWF / Mike Goldwater

Ivory markets in Central Africa

Ivory confiscated by the Cameroon Ministry of Forests and Wildlife © WWF / Mike Goldwater

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Published 7 September 2017

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New TRAFFIC Study Lifts Lid on Central Africa Ivory Markets

Yaoundé, Cameroon, 7th September 2017—Weak governance, corruption and shifting trade dynamics are significant factors seriously undermining the control of ivory trafficking throughout five countries in Central Africa, according to a new TRAFFIC study launched today.

Ivory markets in Central Africa

Report author(s):
Sone NKOKE Christopher, Jean-François LAGROT, Stéphane RINGUET, Tom MILLIKEN

Publication date:
September 2017


Notes:

The July 2017 G20 summit ended with leaders pledging to address the corruption that facilitates wildlife trafficking.


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As well as social and behavioural change interventions, the Wildlife TRAPS project is supporting policy and regulatory reform efforts, including strengthening supply chain management systems. The identification of critical control points within wildlife trade supply chains will help target illicit and other high-risk wildlife trade practices that may facilitate the transmission of zoonotic diseases.

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