Memorandum on ivory trafficking signed (Angola) Angola Press January 28 2016 See link <http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/ambiente/2016/0/4/Memorandum-ivory-trafficking-signed,94ac4366-a28a-4708-ac14-c3353d1cf8a9.html> for photo The memorandum, which was signed by the minister of Environment, Fátima Jardim, and the chairman of the British NGO "Stop Ivory" Alexander Rhodes, sets up a partnership in the fight against the illegal trade of ivory, which has become an international issue. According Fátima Jardim, this memo is important to curb the ivory trafficking and other situations involving money laundering. The minister said that this is a privileged partnership, both at the sectorial field, as well as global, as it is sought to end poaching in Angola and the illegal trade of ivory. To Alexander Rhodes, this matter does not only belong to Africa, it entered the agenda of the international police and even countries like the United States are struggling with it. Alexander Rhodes said Angola has been one of the target countries in this aspect, taking into account its biodiversity and ecosystem. The partnership for the memo resulted during the participation of Angola at the London Conference on the Illicit Trade of Wildlife, created by the British government. http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/ambiente/2016/0/4/Memorandum-ivory-trafficking-signed,94ac4366-a28a-4708-ac14-c3353d1cf8a9.html ------------------------------------- This news service is provided by Save the Elephants. For further information on elephants please see Save the Elephants' web site at http://www.savetheelephants.org ------------------------------------- Disclaimer: Please note that we cannot guarantee the accuracy of any news story. In addition, we do not endorse any of the views expressed therein. We simply try to represent fairly what is in the media on elephants. If a reader finds inaccuracies in an article, we are happy to circulate corrections, if these can be verified. -------------- *Recipients: You can manage your own subscriptions, including unsubscribing, subscribing, and changing your email address, all by clicking on the appropriate listserv link below. Also, if you feel you are receiving too many emails, you can sign up for the 'Daily Digest' option. Note that archived news stories are linked to at the top of each page.* African Elephant News: http://elephantnews.org/mailman/listinfo/african-elephant_elephantnews.org Asian Elephant News: http://elephantnews.org/mailman/listinfo/asian-elephant_elephantnews.org All Scientific Papers: http://elephantnews.org/mailman/listinfo/allpapers_elephantnews.org