African Wildlife Conservation: China Offers 12 Billion FCFA To Fight Poaching

Officials say they are ready to consider requests for bilateral partnerships from African nations.

 

China is strengthening its conservation ties with Africa by ensuring the protection of endangered species. The government last December announced a ban on ivory imports and an end to trade in ivory products by the end of December 2017. As follow up to the measure, China this year donated 12 Billion FCFA worth of equipment to Africa to assist governments combat poaching.

The disclosure was made at a press briefing in the Chinese capital, Beijing, on May 5, 2017, by forestry and wildlife officials. Wang Weisheng, Deputy Director General for Wildlife Conservation and Nature Reserves Management in the State Forestry Administration, said officials were recently sent to different African nations to warn Chinese businesses against involvement in wildlife trafficking. Chinese nationals on visit in Africa are also reminded through SMS text messages not to buy ivory and rhinoceros products. Moreover, African wildlife officials are invited to China each year to share best practices on wildlife conservation, Weisheng added.

The Deputy Director General of the China Wildlife Conservation Association, Guo Lixin, said China has signed bilateral cooperation deals on wildlife conservation with Kenya and Tanzania and was also offering them additional anti-poaching equipment. She stated the readiness of China to enter into wildlife conservation partnerships with individual African nations. Officials spoke of recent efforts in China to ensure better nature conservation through review...

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