- Izincwadi ezivela emazweni amane ase-Afrika zithunyelwe kuMbusi waseTokyo, uYuriko Koike, ezincengela ukuvikela izindlovu ekuhwebeni ngezinyo lendlovu.
- Ukuba khona okuqhubekayo kwemakethe enkulu evulekile yezinyo lendlovu yaseJapane kunomthelela ebunzimeni bokuzingela ngokungemthetho, ngokuqondile nangokungaqondile.
- Yize iJapan yavuma ukuvala imakethe yezinyo lendlovu ngo-2016, kunobufakazi obubhalwe phansi bokuhweba okungekho emthethweni kanye namaphutha ahlelekile ekulawuleni ukuhweba kwezinyo lendlovu laseJapan.
Amazwe amane ase-Afrika anxusa uHulumeni kaMasipala waseTokyo ukuba avale imakethe yawo yezinyo lendlovu ngaphambi komhlangano wamathimba ozohlola lolu daba.
Encwadini ebhalelwe u-Yuriko Koike, uMbusi waseTokyo, abamele ohulumeni baseBurkina Faso, eLiberia, eNiger naseSierra Leone babhala: “Ngokombono wethu, ukuvikela izindlovu zethu ekuhwebeni ngezinyo lendlovu kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi izinyo lendlovu laseTokyo libaluleke kakhulu imakethe ivaliwe, kusale okuhlukile kuphela.
"Ngenkathi izinga lokuhweba eJapane lehlile kusukela ekuphakameni kwawo ngeminyaka yama-1980, ukuba khona okuqhubekayo kwemakethe enkulu evulekile yaseJapan kunomthelela ebunzimeni bokuzingelwa ngokuzingela ngokungemthetho, ngokuqondile nangokungaqondile, okukhuthaza ukuvusa ukufunwa okuqhubekayo kwezinyo lendlovu lapho ezinye izimakethe zivala vikela izindlovu. ”
The Ibhodi Yezokuvakasha yase-Afrika (i-ATB) usekela ngokuqinile umzamo walolu hlelo olwenziwa yiBurkina Faso, iLiberia, iNiger, neSierra Leon, kusho uCuthbert Ncube, uSihlalo we-ATB, njengamanje ekuvakasheni okusemthethweni e-Ivory Coast.
Ngo-2016, iJapan yavuma ukuvala izimakethe zayo zezinyo lendlovu emhlanganweni we-17 weNgqungquthela Yamaqembu (i-CoP17) eSivumelwaneni se-UN Sokuhwebelana Kwamazwe Ngamazwe Ngezinhlobo Zezilwane Ezisengozini Yezilwane Nezimbali (CITES). Kodwa lezi zincwadi ziphawula ukuthi “yize kunobufakazi obubhalwe phansi bokuhweba okungekho emthethweni namaphutha ahlelekile ekulawuleni ukuhweba kwezinyo lendlovu eJapane, uHulumeni waseJapan akazange athathe isinyathelo sokufeza ukuzibophezela kwakhe nokuvala imakethe yezinyo lendlovu, okusenze sanxenxa ngqo iTokyo ukuba izothatha izinyathelo. ”
La mazwe amane angamalungu e-African Elephant Coalition, okuyiqembu lamazwe angama-32 ase-Afrika azinikele ekuvikeleni izindlovu zase-Afrika ezibandakanya ukuhweba ngezinyo lendlovu. UMkhandlu Wabadala wabasebenzi wathumela izincwadi ezifanayo kumbusi waseTokyo ngoJuni 2020, wamphonsela inselelo “ngokubeka isibonelo esikhuthazayo samazwe omhlaba, nokuhola iJapane endleleni eqhubekayo yokongiwa kwemvelo.”
Umhlangano olandelayo kahulumeni waseTokyo Ikomidi Elilulekayo Lokulawulwa Kwe-Ivory Trade , obhekene necala lokuhlola ukuhweba kanye nemithetho yedolobha lendlovu, uzoba ngoMashi 29. Umhlangano uvulelekile emphakathini futhi uzosakazwa bukhoma lapha kusuka ku-2: 00 kuya ku-4: 00 PM Isikhathi saseTokyo (07: 00-09: 00 UTC). Umbiko ovela eKomidini Elilulekayo kulindeleke ezinyangeni ezimbalwa.
Izenzo zalo mfelandawonye ziyingxenye yemizamo eqhubekayo yamazwe omhlaba yokunxenxa uMbusi uKoike kanye nekomidi ukuba bavale imakethe yezinyo lendlovu yaseTokyo futhi ifaka nezincwadi ezivela ku:
- 26 izinhlangano zamazwe omhlaba ezingekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni zezemvelo kanye nokongiwa kwemvelo (Februwari 18, 2021) (IsiNgisi) (NgesiJapane)
- Inhlangano yamaZoo nama-Aquariums (July 31, 2020)
- Gcina Izindlovu (July 8, 2020)
- Imeya yaseNew York City uBill de Blasio (UMeyi 8, 2019).
“Ukuhweba ngezinyo lendlovu kufanele kuvinjelwe ngokushesha eTokyo - isikhungo saseJapan sokuthengiswa kwezinyo lendlovu nokuthunyelwa kwamanye amazwe ngokungemthetho - ngaphandle kokulinda izimpendulo ezingeni likazwelonke,” kusho uMasayuki Sakamoto, umqondisi omkhulu weJapan Tiger and Elephant Fund. "IJapan ibisalele emuva kwamanye amazwe ukuvala izimakethe zayo zendlovu, ngakho-ke izenzo ezithathwe yileli komidi zizobhekwa kakhulu yimiphakathi yamazwe omhlaba."
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “While the trade level in Japan has dropped since its peak in the 1980s, the continuing existence of Japan's large open market has an impact on the poaching crisis, both directly and indirectly, serving to stimulate continuous demand for ivory when other markets are closing to protect elephants.
- In 2016, Japan agreed to close its ivory markets at the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP17) to the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
- But the letters note that “although there is documented evidence of illegal trade and systematic flaws in Japan's ivory trade controls, the Government of Japan has not acted to implement its commitment and close the ivory market, prompting us to appeal directly to Tokyo for action.
