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Addressing the Elephant in the Room: Learning from CITESCoP17

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  • Alfie ChristopherByron Gaffney
  • Darrick Evensen

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The seventeenth Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)conference of the parties (CoP) exhibited a draconian opposition to any trade inivory. A key component of this opposition was the intergovernmentalregime’s consolidation of North–South power differentials throughthe increased presence and influence of Northern conservation-focused NGOs.Using the example of ivory, this Forum article unpacks this dynamic beforeadvocating for more participatory, decentralized, and polycentric approaches tothe global governance of endangered species trade at future CITES CoPs.

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  • Alfie ChristopherByron Gaffney & Darrick Evensen, 2020. "Addressing the Elephant in the Room: Learning from CITESCoP17," Global Environmental Politics, MIT Press, vol. 20(1), pages 3-10, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:glenvp:v:20:y:2020:i:1:p:3-10
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