KAZA Summit 2024 and Wildlife Product Trade
The KAZA 2024 Heads of State Summit ended in the Zambian resort town of Livingstone on May 31, with leaders of the five member countries agreeing to argue their case for lifting of the ban on ivory trade at the 20th meeting of the Conference of Parties (CoP20) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) due next year in Geneva, Switzerland.
Similar to this summit, Southern African nations promoted the legalization of the ivory trade at the 2022 Conference of Parties in Panama in order to fund conservation efforts and lessen conflicts between people and wildlife.
They had significant populations of elephants and faced other difficulties, but their proposal was turned down because these countries said it put anti-trade beliefs ahead of scientific conservation techniques.
Surrounding the Okavango and Zambezi river basins, KAZA-TFCA extends over five southern African countries: Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
In addition to stressing elephant mortality rates and the lost economic potential from ivory stockpiles, delegates at the Livingstone Summit stressed the economic drawbacks of the current CITES regulations and argued for the rights of wildlife product sales.
Funding for conservation is impacted by the ban on the trade in ivory and wildlife products since the proceeds from these sales might go toward species management.
Trophy hunting is the deliberate hunting of wild creatures, usually large mammals, in order to obtain body parts for exhibition or as emblems of accomplishment, such as antlers or horns.
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