日韩精品久久一区二区三区_亚洲色图p_亚洲综合在线最大成人_国产中出在线观看_日韩免费_亚洲综合在线一区

Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
World
Home / World / China-Europe

Ivory ban brings the UK in line with China

By Cecily Liu in London | China Daily | Updated: 2018-04-20 09:58
Share
Share - WeChat
Law enforcement officers destroy confiscated tusks and ivory carvings at the Beijing Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center. [Photo/Xinhua]

Beijing introduced a complete prohibition on sales last year, leading to drastic fall in the number of elephants being killed

Back in March, inside West London's Portobello Road antique market on a typical Saturday morning, a visitor picks up a white 10-centimeter-tall representation of a man playing a flute. The piece features intricately carved details, such as the man's gown and his facial expressions. Its edges are yellowing, a sign of aging.

"This was made from ivory in the 19th century," says the store's owner, Justin Gerrard. "Seven hundred pounds for you. You can trust me that it's an authentic antique."

He is also attempting to sell a small ivory Buddha, for 300 pounds ($427), and a large ivory teapot with floral decorations, for 25,000 pounds. Elsewhere on Portobello Road, retailers are selling palm-sized ivory elephants, ivory cigar holders, an ivory depiction of the head of a Greek god, and even cutlery with handles made of ivory. Online, there is even more antique ivory on offer.

Up until last month, the sale of antique ivory remained a lucrative business, even though the trade in new ivory is officially banned throughout the world. But the trade in antique ivory in the United Kingdom is soon to come to an end as well, as the British government follows China's lead and bans the sale of all ivory, including antiques sold in such places as Portobello Road.

In early April, Britain's environment secretary, Michael Gove, announced that the UK will bring in a near blanket ban on the trade in ivory in response to consultation carried out last year.

The ban, which has been widely welcomed by conservation industry specialists, makes exceptions for only a few niche categories of ivory products, including museum collections, musical instruments, and antiques that have less than 10 percent ivory content.

However, the government has not yet announced the timeline for the implementation of the ban.

1 2 3 Next   >>|
Most Viewed in 24 Hours
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 久久伊人一区二区三区四区 | 国产精品v欧美精品v日韩精品 | 李欣汝 | 国产丝袜在线 | 国产精品人妻一区夜夜爱 | 久久五月视频 | 国产色网| 国产精品久久久久免费 | 国内精品久久久久 | 国产精品一区二区三区免费 | 激情五月综合婷婷 | 精品国产第一国产综合精品gif | 日韩一区二区三区精品 | 欧美成人精品一区二区三区 | 国产亚洲精品xxx | 97天堂 | 日韩电影在线看 | 性夜影院爽黄a免费视频 | 国产精品99爱免费视频 | 国产h视频在线观看高清 | 亚洲欧美国产一区二区三区 | 六月丁香综合 | 国产精品久久久爽爽爽麻豆色哟哟 | 日本一区二区三区四区在线观看 | 亚洲影视久久 | 日韩欧美在线视频不卡免费视频 | 日韩综合在线 | 激情视频免费 | 日本不卡在线 | 欧美综合一区二区三区 | 国产精品一区av | 免费污视频 | 草草视频手机在线观看视频 | 午夜视频在线 | 欧美手机在线 | 国产精品一区二区免费 | 99re久久精品国产首页2020 | 色综合亚洲天天综合网站 | 亚洲尻逼视频 | 国产夜色福利院在线观看免费 | 日本午夜网站 |