New procedures for controlling the ivory trade

The author's report dealing with elephant population estimates, a method for setting quotas and the administrative procedures for both international and internal management which would be required to make the quota system work is summarized. The key aspects include a country's setting of...

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Main Author: Rowan Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IUCN 1985-07-01
Series:Pachyderm
Online Access:https://pachydermjournal.org/index.php/pachyderm/article/view/617
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Summary:The author's report dealing with elephant population estimates, a method for setting quotas and the administrative procedures for both international and internal management which would be required to make the quota system work is summarized. The key aspects include a country's setting of a quota for tusks expected to be exported in 1986, a complete registration of all stocks (both producer and consumer states), the setting up of an ivory unit in the CITES Secretariat and a set of referral procedures for clearance by the importing country
ISSN:1026-2881
1683-5018