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Ivory Trade - India's vote
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- India for the first time abstained from a vote seeking the commercial sale of African elephant tusks.
- It strengthens suspicions of a quid pro quo deal with Namibia for facilitating the transfer of eight cheetahs.
- Zimbabwe introduced a proposal to allow the commercial sale of elephant tusks that were stockpiled by the governments of Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
- CITES is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals from the threats of international trade.
- CITES protects more than 38,000 species against over-exploitation by either banning trade completely or placing strict restrictions.
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