“Shipbreaking” #43, January 1 to March 31, 2016
“Shipbreaking ” # 43
Quarterly bulletin of information and analysis on end-of-life ships.
January 1 to March 31 (pdf, 85 p. – 8 Mo)
Ivory burn launches campaign for global ivory trade ban
Conservationists welcome move to tighten international legal protection for elephants
As Kenya prepares to burn 105 tonnes of stockpiled ivory on Saturday 30 April – the largest destruction of ivory in Africa’s history and seven times the size of any ivory stockpile destroyed so far – non-governmental organizations working to save elephants are praising African countries for their plans to secure a permanent ban on the global ivory trade and the destruction of ivory stockpiles worldwide.
