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Contributor [1]
Thursday, January 9, 2003 - 02:00
Categories: 
Environment [2]
Issue Number: 
94 [3]
Article-Summary: 

In a dark storeroom in the Kruger National Park lies the booty of a massive environmental war: South Africa's ivory collection.  Many conservationists would view the room as a ghastly chamber of horrors. South Africa says it needs to unlock the value of its stockpile for badly needed conservation projects.

Category: 
Human Security [4]
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http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category.php/environment/12342 [5]
Country: 
South Africa [6]

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