Tanzania officials in Dallas say lifting ivory import ban would actually help ...

Tanzania officials in Dallas say lifting ivory import ban would actually help ...
Dallas Morning News
Officials from Tanzania visited Dallas on Thursday to discuss the country's issues with poaching, including the U.S. ban on imported ivory. Lazaro Nyalandu, Tanzania's minister of natural resources and tourism, and several other officials met with ...

Dallas Morning News

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10 years ago

BBC

China in temporary ivory import ban

China imposes a one-year ban on the import of ivory, amid criticism that demand among Chinese consumers is fuelling poaching in Africa.

 

10 years ago

Daily News

10 Jul

Govt mulls lifting of ban on lobster, prawns fishing

Govt mulls lifting of ban on lobster, prawns fishing
Daily News
THE government will conduct an assessment to see if there was a need to lift a ban on prawns, crab and lobster fishing in sea waters. This was said in the National Assembly here by the Deputy Minister for Livestock Development and Fisheries, Mr Kaika ...

 

10 years ago

Voice Of America

08 Nov

Tanzania Denies Chinese Officials Smuggled Ivory

Voice of America
Tanzania Denies Chinese Officials Smuggled Ivory
Voice of America
Tanzania's government is denying allegations in a new report that officials traveling with China's president last year illegally purchased thousands of kilograms of ivory in the East African nation. China has also denied the allegations, made this week by a ...
Tanzania rejects claim Chinese diplomatic visit used for illegal ivory spreeSBS
Tanzania dismisses China ivory reportIndependent Online
Tanzania dismisses...

 

10 years ago

Reuters

03 Oct

Tanzania to ban public officials from holding private sector jobs

Tanzania to ban public officials from holding private sector jobs
Reuters
DAR ES SALAAM (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - In response to a growing outcry over corruption and abuse of office, Tanzania is working on a new law to ban elected leaders and civil servants from using their position to build business empires and enrich ...
TRF-Tanzania to ban public officials from holding private sector jobsReuters Africa

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10 years ago

Daily Mail

08 Nov

Chinese officials smuggled so much ivory out of Tanzania prices double

Daily Mail
Chinese officials smuggled so much ivory out of Tanzania prices double
Daily Mail
Chinese officials used a presidential visit to smuggle ivory out of Tanzania, an environmental watchdog has said. Diplomats and businessmen bought so much illegal ivory during the visit by President Xi Jinping in 2013 that local prices doubled, the ...
Tanzania Denies Chinese Officials Smuggled IvoryVoice of America
Did Chinese Officials Smuggle Ivory On A State Trip To Tanzania?AFKInsider
Tanzania rejects...

 

10 years ago

Washington Post

06 Nov

Chinese officials accused of smuggling ivory during state visit to Tanzania

CBC.ca
Chinese officials accused of smuggling ivory during state visit to Tanzania
Washington Post
BEIJING — When Chinese President Xi Jinping took a large government and business delegation to Tanzania on his inaugural trip abroad in March 2013, he took pains to emphasize that his country's growing ties with Africa would benefit the people of the ...
Chinese officials smuggled ivory out of Africa on state trip: reportCTV News
Chinese officials smuggled ivory out of Africa during state visits,...

 

10 years ago

Www.Worldbulletin.Net

16 Oct

Tanzania calls for int'l ban on ivory, rhino trade

Tanzania calls for int'l ban on ivory, rhino trade
www.worldbulletin.net
Tanzania is calling for an international ban on trading in ivory products in hopes of protecting its endangered species – including rhinos and elephants – from poachers. "Without putting an end to international trade in these products, the war against poaching ...

 

10 years ago

South China Morning Post (Subscription)

09 Nov

Tanzania denies report of ivory binge by Chinese officials amid Xi Jinping visit

IPPmedia
Tanzania denies report of ivory binge by Chinese officials amid Xi Jinping visit
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Tanzanian officials dismissed allegations by environmental activists that Chinese diplomatic and military staff went on buying sprees for illegal ivory while on official visits to East Africa. The country's foreign minister said the report by the Britain-based ...
Q&A: Report Alleges Governments' Complicity in Tanzanian Elephant PoachingNational Geographic
Report:...

 

10 years ago

BBC

China officials in 'ivory spree'

Officials travelling with Chinese President Xi Jinping to Tanzania went on a "buying spree" for illegal ivory, an environmental activist group says.

 

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