by Adam Cruise | Dec 4, 2023 | News
By Cyndy Aluoch, The Star The government has declared the ivory and rhino trophies in its possession as per the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). CITES is an international agreement between governments that aims...
by Adam Cruise | Jul 23, 2022 | News
By Tatira Zwinoria, The Zimbabwe Independent The Zimbabwe government is currently engaged in discussions on how the country can use its 130-tonne ivory stockpile as a tradable commodity or security asset, the Zimbabwe Independent can report. The discussions...
by Adam Cruise | Feb 18, 2021 | News
By International Policy Digest In the morning hours of Monday, January 25th alleged ivory/rhino horn, and drug trafficker, Mansur Mohamed Surur, was led from his Nairobi jail cell to a waiting vehicle. He was told he was going for an interview. He was not. It was not...
by Adam Cruise | Aug 11, 2020 | News
By Timothy Goh – The Straits Times SINGAPORE – In a telling display of the Republic’s commitment against illegal wildlife trade, the National Parks Board (NParks) will be crushing $18 million worth of illegal ivory, weighing around nine tonnes, on...
by Adam Cruise | Jun 23, 2020 | News
By Opinion, Bulawayo 24 Zimbabwe will not pull out of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in order to sell its stockpile of ivory tusks worth US$600 million, the Minister of Environment, Climate Change, Tourism and Hospitality Industry,...