Emergence of Mong La on the Myanmar-China border as a global hub for the international trade in ivory and elephant parts

Biological Conservation

Volumn 179, Issue , 2014, Pages 17-22

  Nijman, Vincent ^a   Shepherd, Chris R ^b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TRAFFIC   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Burma; China; CITES; Conservation; Elephas maximus; Myanmar; Wildlife trade

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; EMERGENCE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; IVORY; MARKET SYSTEM; STATE ROLE; TRADE FLOW;

AFRICA; MYANMAR; SHAN;

ELEPHAS MAXIMUS;

EID: 84907486142     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.08.010     Document Type: Article

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