Mary Rice

of the Environmental Investigation Agency

Mary Rice is the Executive Director of the Environmental Investigation Agency, an NGO based in London and Washington, D.C., that investigates and exposes environmental crime and illegal trade in natural resources.

Stop Stimulating the Ivory Trade; Just Stop Trade

Posted by Mary Rice of the Environmental Investigation Agency in A Voice for Elephants on January 14, 2013
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Right now, the subject of ivory trading is on everyone’s lips: to trade or not to trade? There’s also a lot of talk about reducing demand by targeting consumers with awareness campaigns. But no one talks about targeting the individuals, governments, and vested interests that stimulate the trade.