Meanwhile, the East African Legislative Assembly currently in session in Arusha, Tanzania, has passed a resolution halting the slaughter of elephants and ivory trafficking. The resolution urges the East African Community (EAC) partner States – Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda -- to categorise elephant poaching and ivory trafficking as an economic crime and a national and regional crisis. Moving the motion, a member of the Assembly, Abubakr Ogle, noted that enforcement of legislation on wildlife protection had been inadequate to deal with emerging threats from increased criminal cartels. Emphasising the role that the EAC region has to play in halting the trade in ivory, Ogle said: “No African range is immune to the ongoing killings of elephants to feed the ivory demand in the Far East. A workable solution to the crisis is needed.”
Posted on: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 14:42:53 +0000
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