Letter: Appeal to Tokyo's Governor Koike for Ivory Market Closure

Letter: Appeal to Tokyo's Governor Koike for Ivory Market Closure

On March 12, 2020, EIA and 29 international and Japanese environmental and conservation organizations sent a letter to Tokyo's Governor Yuriko Koike commending Tokyo for taking progressive action to investigate the trade in ivory within Tokyo prefecture and explore measures to prevent illegal ivory trade and export. The advocates urge Tokyo to implement a ban on ivory sales to protect elephants from the trade in ivory. The letter can be viewed in English and Japanese.