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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-10-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:CITES2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20021023.8.3-319"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-10-23-Speech-3-3202
lpv:speaker	lp:Ulla Margrethe Sandbæk2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I do not think that any of us here are contesting whether or not there should be an ivory trade: of course there should not. But that has nothing to do with the fact that southern African elephants should not be moved back into Appendix I. I do not know whether you have seen the letter we received this week from the European Sustainable Use specialist group. It reminds us that such a decision would be directly contrary to the scientific advice given to the parties by IUCN, who are the official advisers to the CITES conference on species listing proposals. This advice points out that the elephant populations of the southern African countries mentioned do not meet the criteria for Appendix I, but meet the criteria for Appendix II. So, scientifically we have absolutely no reason to move them. Nor should we if we want to maintain the populations because it is quite clear that the use of wild living resources, if they are sustainable – and they are in southern Africa – is an important conservation tool. The social and economic benefits derived from such use provide incentives for people to conserve them. As it is, if we were to take them back into Appendix I, it would send the wrong signal to those countries that have a small elephant population. It would say to them that if they try to invest money in preserving their elephants, they will not get back any revenue. So they will pay out for the elephants, instead of paying for schools or hospitals. What kind of incentive to preserve elephants does that give to countries with small elephant populations? It is a pity that more of you were not at the presentation by the Minister of Wildlife and Tourism of Botswana. She said that they loved their elephants. They want to preserve them and the way they can best do this is to keep them in Appendix II."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Committee on Development and Cooperation (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (2002-01-17--2003-03-24)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 substitute; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; JuniBevægelsen (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EDD (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Members from the European Parliament to the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Union (ACP-EU) (2002-02-06--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Sandbæk (EDD )."1

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