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16th MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES ( COP16 ) |
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The CITES wildlife summit is ongoing in Bangkok from 3rd to the 14th of March. CITES which is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora is an international agreement between governments which aims to ensure survival of species by preventing their decimation or extinction by regulating international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants . Ivory trade is one of the major causes for concern as the demand for ivory in some countries is causing almost 12% decline, annually, in the population of elephants and rhinos. When I was in Kenya, during a wildlife safari we came across these magnificent rhinos ( as pictured below ) which are now very high on the IUCN endangered list. Despite all the measures being taken to protect them, the demand for ivory is driving poachers to take extreme risks to kill these magnificent animals. As Children and Youth , we must raise awareness and drive public opinion to change international and local rules to stop trade which threatens the survival of species. The Thai Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, pledged to end the ivory trade in Thailand when she spoke at the opening of the CITES wildlife summit on Sunday. This is a great step in the right direction and gives us hope for the future. |
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27 Comments
Nice report
Posted 30-03-2013 01:38
Thanks, nil!
Posted 14-03-2013 03:02
Thanks, Pratap!
Posted 14-03-2013 03:02
Thank you soooo much, Christy!
Posted 14-03-2013 03:01
Thanks, Neha!
Posted 14-03-2013 03:01
Thanks, Dhiroj!
Posted 14-03-2013 03:00
well shared..
Posted 13-03-2013 10:31
good job
Posted 12-03-2013 20:35
Nice report, Kehkashan!
Posted 12-03-2013 10:37
Good report, thank you
Posted 11-03-2013 02:24
Thanks for this informative article.
Posted 10-03-2013 11:14
Thanks , Firas!
Posted 09-03-2013 21:11
Very good :)
Posted 09-03-2013 16:51
Yes, Aman. We have to raise our voice against ivory trade.
Posted 09-03-2013 15:30
Thanks, Md. Aminul!
Posted 09-03-2013 15:29
thanks for sharing. ivory trade is a big issue which needs attention.
Posted 09-03-2013 15:20
NICE!!!
Posted 09-03-2013 14:33
Thank you, Fernando!
Posted 09-03-2013 14:05
Thanks, Nuzulridha!
Posted 09-03-2013 14:05
Thank you, Laxmi.
Posted 09-03-2013 14:04
Thanks for report :)
Posted 09-03-2013 11:31
Great information! Totally agree, we should spread the word and raise awareness about endangered animals.
Posted 09-03-2013 11:15
great information.thanks for sharing
Posted 09-03-2013 10:18
You are right , Ganga Datt! We must all raise our voice to save the endangered species!
Posted 09-03-2013 02:37
Thank you, Narayan!
Posted 09-03-2013 02:36
thanks for sharing we should raise our voice to save endangered flora fauna.........
Posted 09-03-2013 02:29
nice article.................
Posted 09-03-2013 02:14