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Minister Edna Molewa to address media on cabinet approval of the rhino trade proposal for consideration at CITES CoP17 in 2016 and the release of the National Water Resource Strategy.

http://www.environment.gov.za/ednamolew ... deproposal

As I am not allowed to swear on here I will refrain from comment.

Strange thing indeed BC.

The link does not work MITH.

MITH

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Sorry.
Minister Edna Molewa to address media on cabinet approval of the rhino trade proposal for consideration at CITES CoP17 in 2016 and the release of the National Water Resource Strategy
02 July 2013



The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Mrs Edna Molewa will host a media briefing on cabinet’s recent approval that South Africa prepares and submits a trade proposal for consideration at CITES CoP 17 in 2016 in South Africa, the Minister will also release the Final Second National Water Resources Strategy on Wednesday, 3 July 2013 in Pretoria.

Media are invited as follows:

Venue: GCIS media briefing room (New offices, corner of Frances Baard and Festival Streets, Hatfield, Pretoria with a video link to the Imbizo Centre in Cape Town)

Date: Wednesday, 3 July 2013

Time: 10:00 - 12:00

RSVP:

Reyhana Mahomed
Tel: 012 395 1795
Cell: 073 473 0398
E-mail: rmahomed@environment.gov.za

Raymond Ramaru
Tel: 012 310 3990
E-mail: rramaru@environment.gov.za

Ludwe Matanzima
Tel: 012 395 1770
E-mail: lmatanzima@environment.gov.za

Media queries:

Albi Modise
Cell: 083 490 2871

Some agree with legalizing trade and others don't - that is fine. I am against trade because we cannot perpetaute a fraud and capitulate to the very gangsters that want legal trade so that they get legal channels to enrich themselves.

SANParks are very hush on the matter and the impression is that the Government that want to legalize trade. Read this article which looks at poaching, the market for horns, stockpile, trade bans, etc. etc.

What stands out is this quote

SANParks has asked the Department of Environmental Affairs to put the proposal to the next meeting, and the SADC Rhino Management Group has asked for the same action.

under the heading Trade ban in the article.

More reading on the subject.

Personally I have stopped all support for SANParks/DEA as they seem to be driven by greed and seem to lack the will to stop the poaching.

I support projects that are prepared to address root causes, like this and the Timbi Project

My 5c worth.

At the briefing the Minister said:

The proposal will be a 'one off sale' like the one off ivory sale a few years ago (yeah the one which precipitated an increase in poaching).

They acknowledged that there was a risk that it may stimulate an increase in poaching, but: 'we will deal with it'............wait,...........ca.....

....can....................can't ...................sp..............speak.............la..............laugh........ing......oh make her stop.....please.

Minister Edna Molewa wrote:They acknowledged that there was a risk that it may stimulate an increase in poaching, but: 'we will deal with it'............

OMW, that last surviving brain cell hasn't got long to go.

How are they going to deal with it then if they can't even deal with it now

mouseinthehouse wrote:
They acknowledged that there was a risk that it may stimulate an increase in poaching, but: 'we will deal with it'

Where have you found this ?