Kenya's proposal to establish a separate fund for non-commercial disposal of ivory stockpiles shot down

Kenyan delegation's proposal Doc. 66.2.2 sought to establish a separate fund for the non-commercial disposal of ivory stockpiles. [File, Standard]

Kenya's proposal to have elephant range States financed upon non-commercial destruction of ivory stockpiles was shot down.

The country along with South Africa's proposals was rejected at the just concluded Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora (CITES) 19th Conference of Parties (CoP19), Panama City, Panama.