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1 | Kina: Forbud mod illegal elfenbenshandel støttes online | China: Illegal Ivory Trade Ban Gains Online Support |
2 | (Alle links er på engelsk, medmindre andet er angivet) Forbuddet mod den globale illegale elfenbenshandel bakkes op af kinesiske netbrugere. | Support for a ban on the global illegal ivory trade has been backed recently by Chinese netizens. |
3 | Fra 2000 til 2011, mens Østafrika var centrum for illegal elfenbenshandel, var Kina og Thailand hoveddestinationerne for elfenbensprodukter. | From 2000 to 2011, whilst East Africa was the centre of illegal ivory trafficking, China and Thailand were the major destinations for ivory products. |
4 | Svag retshåndhævelse og korrupte embedsmænd i afrikanske lande, samt stigende kinesisk forbrugerefterspørgsel og tilladelse til lovlig, kontrolleret indenrigshandel holder stadig gang i handlen. | Weak law enforcement and corrupt officials in African countries, as well as rising Chinese consumer demand and permission of legal domestic trade under a control system, still keep trade going. |
5 | I juli 2012 skabte nyheden om beslaglæggelse af elfenben i Thailand og Vietnam overskrifter i hele verden. | In July 2012, news about ivory seizures in Thailand and Vietnam hit the headlines worldwide. |
6 | Handlen toppede i 2009 og forblev høj indtil 2011 ifølge en rapport udgivet i juni 2012 af Konventionen om International Handel med Udryddelsestruede Vilde Dyr og Planter (CITES), der har forbudt international elfenbenshandel siden 1989. | The trade peaked in 2009 and remained high until 2011, according to a report published in June 2012 by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), which has banned international trade in elephant ivory since 1989. |
7 | 14 store beslaglæggelser (a 800 kg eller mere) blev rapporteret i 2011, hvilket svarer til de totale beslaglæggelser i 2009 og 2010; det højeste antal siden 1989. | Just in 2011, 14 large-scale seizures (volumes of 800 kg or above) were reported, which equals the total number in 2009 and 2010, and was the highest since 1989. |
8 | Otte afrikanske og fire asiatiske stater med elefantområder har aldrig indsendt en registrering over beslaglagte elfenbensprodukter. | Eight African elephant range states, and four Asian elephant range states have never submitted any elephant product seizure records. |
9 | Salon.com rapporterer, at beslaglæggelser ikke forhindrer organiseret smugling af elfenben, da lederne af smuglerbanderne sjældent pågribes. | As salon.com reports, seizures cannot deter syndicates from smuggling, as arrests of the heads of smuggling gangs are rare. |
10 | Kinesiske weibobrugere opfordrer indtrængende forbud | Chinese weibo users urge ban |
11 | På det kinesiske microbloggingsite, Weibo, er forbuddet mod elfenbenshandel et varmt emne, specielt siden den populære taiwanske kunstner, Chan Chien-chou uploadede et billede [zh] af en alvorligt tilskadekommen elefant, liggende på jorden efter at dens elfenben er blevet fjernet af krybskytter: | On Chinese microblogging site Weibo, the ban on the ivory trade is a hot issue, especially since popular Taiwan artist Chan Chien-chou uploaded [zh] a picture of a seriously injured elephant lying on the floor after its ivory was removed by poachers: |
12 | Køb venligt ikke elfenben…ingen handel, ingen mord!!! | Please don't buy ivory…no trade, no killings!!! |
13 | Den taiwanske kunstner, Chan Chien-chou, uploadede et billede på Sina Weibo af en såret elefant liggende på jorden, efter dens elfenben er blevet fjernet af krybskytter. | Taiwan artist Chan Chien-chou uploaded on Sina Weibo a picture of an injured elephant lying on the floor after its ivory was removed by poachers. |
14 | Billedkilde: Ronald Yick. | Image source: Ronald Yick. |
15 | Herunder følger nogle af kommentarer fra Weibobrugere: | Below are some comments by Weibo users: |
16 | 把您的妖娆留给西门庆: Køb ikke elfenben….ingen handel, ingen mord…De er menneskers venner…Efter at have set deres oprigtighed og ømhed…vil du stadig slå dem ihjel? | 把您的妖娆留给西门庆: Please don't buy ivory…no trade, no killings…They are friends of human beings…After seeing their sincerity and tenderness…will you still kill them? |
17 | Dit ønske om at eje smukke ting vil tage deres liv! | Your wish to own beautiful things will take their lives away! |
18 | 果断--潘子 : Så forfærdeligt, stop med at købe [elfenben]. | 果断--潘子 : So horrible, stop buying [ivory]. |
19 | Uden markedsefterspørgsel, vil der ikke være mere produktion. | Without market demand, there will be no more production. |
20 | 湘潭大学学生微博: Det er frygteligt! | 湘潭大学学生微博: It's awful! |
21 | Ved ikke hvorfor I [krybskytter] kan gøre dette! | Don't know why you [the poachers] can do this! |
22 | Intet marked, ingen mord! | No market, no killings! |
23 | Sig nej til elfenben! | Say no to ivory! |
24 | En anden bruger, Sherry in Africa [zh] , bosiddende i Lagos, Nigeria, postede en tråd, der fremhævede det simple faktum, at afrikanere kender til det kinesiske folks ønske om at have produkter lavet af truede dyrearter: | Another user, Sherry in Africa [zh] , who lives in Lagos, Nigeria, posted a thread highlighting the simple fact that African people know the desire of Chinese people to have products made from endangered animals: |
25 | …Kun kinesere spiser de arter af [vilde] dyr, køber elfenben og hornene fra næsehorn. | …Only Chinese eat these kinds of [wildlife] animals, buy ivories, rhino horns. |
26 | Selv afrikanere på markedet kan tale kinesisk: “Ønsker du elfenben?” | Even African people in the market can speak Chinese: “Do you want ivory?” |
27 | Kenya: Elfenbens kilde og transitpunkt | Kenya: Ivory source and transit point |
28 | Den Internationale Fond for Dyrevelfærd (IFAW), en ikke-statslig organisation hvis mål er at beskytte dyreliv, påpegede d. 20. juli, 2012, at Kenya både er en kilde til illegal elfenben og et transit punkt fra Afrika til Asien. | On July 20, 2012, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), an international non-governmental organization aiming to protect wildlife, pointed out that Kenya is both an source of illegal ivory and a transit point from Africa to Asia. |
29 | IFAW's østafrikanske regionale direktør, James Isiche, mener, at de opdagede sager kun er toppen af isbjerget og giver myndighederne i Kenya skylden: | IFAW Eastern Africa Regional Director James Isiche believes the cases discovered are just the tip of the iceberg and blames Kenya authorities: |
30 | Forekomsten af krybskytteri er stigende i Kenya, og det viser sig nu, at ikke kun er landet en kilde til ulovlig elfenben, men det er også blevet en yndet rute for illegal handel […]. Mens Kenyas myndigheder tidligere har gjort en prisværdig indsats ved at beslaglægge elfenben ved forskellige udrejsepunkter i landet, er tendensen af beslaglæggelserne det sidste halvandet år bekymrende. | Incidences of elephant poaching are on the rise in Kenya, and it is now emerging that the country is not only a source of illegal ivory, but has also become one of the smuggling route of choice for traffickers […] While Kenyan authorities have in the past done a commendable job in impounding ivory at various exit points in the country, the trend of seizures in the last one and half years is worrying. |
31 | Der er et hastende behov for myndighederne i Kenya og i alle andre stater med elefantområder at beskytte elefanterne mod krybskytter såvel som at afspærre disse ruter for at stoppe kriminelle bander involveret i denne last. | There is need and urgency for all authorities in Kenya and other elephant range states to protect elephants from poachers as well as to seal off these routes to deter criminal gangs involved in this vice. |
32 | Fra forbud til ‘reguleret kontrol' af handlen? | From ban to ‘regulated control' of trade? |
33 | Konventionen for International Handel med Truede Arter (CITES) har startet en diskussion om at regulere elfenbenshandel efter at have indset, at den stigende efterspørgsel gør et forbud nytteløst. | The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), realizing the increasing demand will make banning efforts useless, has started discussing regulation of ivory trade. |
34 | Organisationen foreslår at oprette en Central Organisation for Elfenbenshandel (CISO) [pdf] der ville få ‘kontrol over markedet' og kun handle med elfenben fra elefanter, der har lidt en naturlig død. | The organization proposes to establish a Central Ivory Selling Organisation (CISO) [pdf] which would ‘gain control of the market' and only trade ivory from elephants that die naturally. |
35 | Overskuddet skal reinvesteres i beskyttelse og bevaring. | The revenue is to be reinvested in protection and conservation. |
36 | Sådanne forslag møder alvorlig kritik fra bevarelsesgrupper såsom Bureauet for Miljømæssige Undersøgelser (EIA). | Such suggestions face severe criticism from conservation groups such as the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). |
37 | Administrerende direktør, Mary Rice, har udtrykt sine dybe bekymringer: | Executive Director Mary Rice has raised deep concerns: |
38 | EIA forbliver dybt bekymret over, at flere ‘lovlige handler' eller tale om ‘lovlige handler' af elfenben kan stimulere elfenbensmarkedet og støtte formodningen om, at international handel er genoptaget og få efterspørgslen af illegal elfenben til at stige. | EIA remains deeply concerned that any more ‘legal' sales - or discussion of ‘legal' sales - of ivory will further stimulate the ivory market, supporting the perception that international trade has resumed and increasing demand for illegal ivory. |
39 | EIA afviser CITES forslag og opfordrer i stedet til en uafhængig revision af de huller i håndhævelsen som korruption og hvidvaskning af penge i den illegale handel, der har ledt til det nuværende elfenben-handelssystems fiasko. | EIA rejects CITES' proposal and instead calls for an independent review of the enforcement gaps that have led to the failure of the current ivory trade system, such as corruption and laundering mechanisms of illegal trade. |