"Efforts to fight poaching and illegal trade in wildlife and international support for global, regional and national initiatives, were the focus of discussions in Bonn on 24 July, 2014 between representatives from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and CITES Secretary-General John E. Scanlon. Discussions touched on a number of different initiatives spearheaded by Germany, including a project to develop forensic methods to determine the age and origin of elephant ivory by analyzing isotops. Speaking directly on the benefits of this project, Mr. Scanlon stated that “the provision of reliable evidence based on new DNA technologies is critical to combatting wildlife crime. It will be of great value to prosecutors in securing convictions against criminals engaging in illegal trade in wildlife”..." cites.org/eng/news/sundry/2013/20130724_German_ministries_cites.php
Posted on: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 19:12:13 +0000
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