in Qatar capital Doha at the United Nations "Convention on international trade in Endangered Species" assembly 21, rejected a proposed by the United States of America and European Union limits coral jewelry trade proposal.
Environmentalists say that this result is not conducive to the protection of endangered marine biology.it is reported, a voting member of the hugely divided on the subject, the proposal has not been approved eventually needed three of two thirds.
The bill proposed to use 31 kinds of coral jewelry trade restrictions, and requires States to enact more strict regulations, ensure the slow-growing red and pink coral and coral jewelry collection is sustainable level.
put forward proposal of the United States and the European Union consider, excessive acquisition is the leading cause of coral drastically reduced the number of main reason, only through global supervision in order to change the status quo.
Against this proposal members that, first of all in the customs is very difficult to judge which kind of coral jewelry is made, followed by restriction of coral jewelry trade will make some to coral dominated areas hard-hit.
At present, in accordance with the "Convention on international trade in Endangered Species" of the relevant provisions, only black coral is protected coral species.according to statistics, in the Mediterranean and in the Pacific, though and on century 80 time metaphase of 450 tons a year compared to the amount of collected, now coral acquisition annual output has declined significantly, but there is still an annual 30 tons to 50 tons of jewelry grade coral was collected, most of which were shipped to Italy, Japan and other places for processing jewelry, but the United States is currently the largest red and pink coral trading market.
In Italy, a coral necklace can sell for $25000, while the 1 kilograms of processed coral prices up to $50000.this is the "Convention on international trade in Endangered Species" Congress afterwards after 2007 once again rejected proposals relating to the protection of coral.
19, the assembly also vetoed a ban on bluefin tuna trade proposal.On day 21, the World Wide Fund for nature, international wildlife trade research organization on the conference failed to adopt restrictions coral jewelry trade proposal disappointed.
"Convention on international trade in Endangered Species" came into force in 1975, was designed by parties collaboration between, take effective measures to strengthen trade control, effective protection of endangered species of Wild Fauna and flora.
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