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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Former President Ian Khama says Botswana\u2019s attempt to sell ivory stockpiles is motivated by \u201cgreed and corruption.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n

He made this retort speaking to a tabloid newspaper in the United Kingdom (UK) but did not provide any evidence to substantiate his claim.<\/p>\n

Khama\u2019s snide remark comes as Botswana and four other southern African countries being Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Tanzania endorsed and committed to the elephant declaration which, among other things, calls for non-interference from Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) on domestic trade, sovereignty of states and the right to monetise local wildlife.<\/p>\n

At a media briefing last month, the Director of the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP) Dr. Kabelo Senyatso said Botswana was considering exiting CITES if they are disallowed to sell its ivory stockpile. \u201cThere is nothing stopping us from quitting. The mandate that has been given to us (given mandate to quit by government) is to withdraw from that, if needs be,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

President Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi has repeatedly voiced concern over Botswana\u2019s increasing elephant population estimated at 130 000. Since taking over the reins of power, he has expressed worry over human\u2013wildlife conflicts and has fought hard to address this issue. This was somewhat of a change in policy from his predecessor Khama who broke ranks with southern African countries when he announced that Botswana would not support bids to allow sales of ivory at the CITES meeting which was held in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to keep elephants on Appendix I so that there\u2019s no trade in ivory,\u201d he said in an interview. Animals listed on CITES\u2019 Appendix I are afforded the highest level of protection and global trade in products derived from them is prohibited,\u201d he said at the time.<\/p>\n

CITES is an international agreement between governments whose aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten the survival of the species. At the upcoming CITES 19th Conference of Parties (CoP 19) scheduled for November, 2022, Botswana will push for a one-off ivory sale although this is likely to be vetoed by majority of the 183 signatory countries to CITES.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Botswana. Former President Ian Khama says Botswana\u2019s attempt to sell ivory stockpiles is motivated by \u201cgreed and corruption.\u201d He made this retort speaking to a tabloid newspaper in the United Kingdom (UK) but did not provide any evidence to substantiate his claim. 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