EU set to ban raw ivory exports from July
by Arthur Neslen from Environment | The Guardian on (#2DJ6V)
Exclusive: Leaked documents indicate that the European Union is now preparing a full ban of raw ivory
The EU is set to ban raw ivory exports from 1 July as it struggles to deal with what was almost certainly another record year of ivory seizures across the continent in 2016.
Europe sells more raw and carved ivory to the world than anywhere else, feeding a seemingly insatiable appetite for elephant tusks in China and east Asia.