Crackdown on illegal trade of wild animals and plants
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The second inter-ministry joint conference convened on Friday to coordinate moves to crack down on the illegal trade of wild animals and plants.
The conference cited 24 key tasks for the 25 member departments, three more than the number during the first such event. This year, the lists for key wild animals and plants will be revised while a campaign will be conducted nationwide to crack down on illegal hunting and sales of wild animals and plants, and products made from them. In the meantime, the campaign entitled "Blue Sky 2019" will be carried out to hit the smuggling of ivory and other wild animal products.
In November 2016, the inter-ministry joint conference on cracking down on the illegal trade of wild animals and plants was approved by the State Council to strengthen coordination between different departments and improve efficiency of such crackdowns.
In the past year, the Ministry of Public Security and several departments made concerted efforts to crack down on the illegal manufacturing, transporting and smuggling of ivory products while extensively promoting public education on the matter.
Zhang Jianlong, head of the National Forestry and Grassland Administration and also coordinator of the conference, called for crackdowns on the whole chain process. Publicity should be enhanced to increase public awareness of caring for animals and plants, and standing firm against the illegal trade, he said.
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