‘Gang of eight’ countries at the heart of surge in elephant slaughters must deliver plans with goals for the next 12 months.
The so-called gang of eight includes the source countries Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, countries through which ivory is smuggled, Malaysia, Vietnam and the Philippines, and destination countries, Thailand and China.
Two-thirds of forest elephants killed by ivory poachers in past decade”>
The threat of extinction is growing for African forest elephants, according to a study released at the Cites summit in Bangkok.
State Department’s Keystone XL Report Provides As Much Grounds For Rejecting Pipeline As Approving It
The U.S. State Department released its report into the Keystone XL pipeline on Friday, and its declaration that the project would have little impact on the environment and on oil sands development was met almost instantly with cheers from the oil industry and Alberta politicians, and jeers from the environmental activist community.
