CITES meeting rejects proposal from 3 African countries to sell stockpiles of confiscated ivory

A proposal by Botswana, Zimbabwe and Namibia that would allow them to sell their ivory stockpiles has been rejected at the ongoing summit of the global wildlife trade body.

Countries meeting in Geneva for the 18th Conference of the Parties (CoP18) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) voted 101 to 23 to reject the proposal.

https://news.mongabay.com/2019/08/bid-to-allow-sale-of-ivory-stockpiles-rejected-at-wildlife-trade-summit/