Muchinguri lobbies Sadc

ZIMBABWE has engaged its Sadc counterparts to lobby for a regional position on the continued ivory trade ban which the country wants lifted ahead of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) meeting to be held in South Africa next week.

The European Union and North America are pushing for the continued ban on trade in ivory to curb poaching of elephants and rhinoceros.

But Environment, Water and Climate minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri told NewsDay yesterday that the Sadc region had to come up with a regional resolution as it carries the burden of wildlife overpopulation due to its good conservation methods.

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