added 2007 Thu Jun 14 20:56:29 by STONERS
African nations agreed Thursday to a massive ivory sell-off and a nine-year freeze on further sales, in a move conservationists hoped would mean a reprieve for elephant herds from poachers and smuggling syndicates.
African nations agreed Thursday to a massive ivory sell-off and a nine-year freeze on further sales, in a move conservationists hoped would mean a reprieve for elephant herds from poachers and smuggling syndicates.
added 2007 Tue Feb 27 6:44:35 by trojanhorse
A trail of DNA has helped investigators trace the biggest ever consignment of contraband ivory seized since 1989 to savannah elephants in Zambia.
A trail of DNA has helped investigators trace the biggest ever consignment of contraband ivory seized since 1989 to savannah elephants in Zambia.
added 2007 Wed Feb 14 6:36:21 by trojanhorse
Dutch-based oil trading group Trafigura is to pay the Ivorian government $198m (Ã;â;;Ã;£102m) for a clean-up and inquiry after a"toxic waste" incident in 2006.
Dutch-based oil trading group Trafigura is to pay the Ivorian government $198m (Ã;â;;Ã;£102m) for a clean-up and inquiry after a"toxic waste" incident in 2006.
