The two largest markets for illegal ivory agree to enact a nearly complete ban on the import and export of ivory to help reduce the loss of elephants to poaching Related: China calls on US to follow its lead in eradicating ivory trade While differences on cyber security and talk of sanctions dominated the headlines for Chinese president Xi Jinping's visit to the US, the two countries also signed up to a major agreement to end the global trade in ivory.
China and US agree on ivory ban in bid to end illegal trade globally
The Guardian - 26 Sep 2015 07:44
The two largest markets for illegal ivory agree to enact a nearly complete ban on the import and export of ivory to help reduce the loss of elephants to poaching Related: China calls on US to follow its lead in eradicating ivory trade While differences on cyber security and talk of sanctions dominated the headlines for Chinese president Xi Jinping's visit to the US, the two countries also signed up to a major agreement to end the global trade in ivory.
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