China to ban ivory trade by the end of 2017
by Agence France-Presse in Beijing from Environment | The Guardian on (#273JE)
Dozens of trade venues to be closed in the next three months, in a move activists are calling 'a gamechanger'
China will ban all domestic ivory trade and processing by the end of 2017, state media reported on Friday, in a move hailed by activists as a gamechanger for Africa's elephants.
African ivory is highly sought after in China where it is seen as a status symbol and prices for a kilo (2.2 pounds) can reach as much as $1,100 (890).
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