The main argument we hear against destroying the stockpile is that Tanzania could earn funds for conservation from its sale, but we believe selling the stockpile would put our elephants in more danger.Bound by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), Tanzania cannot currently sell its ivory stockpile, nor can it ever sell poached ivory. In 2014, Tanzania signed up to the Elephant Protection Initiative, placing a moratorium on selling ivory for 10 years.
Kutokana na kufungwa na mkataba wa kimataifa wa biashara juu ya viumbe vilivyo hatarini kutoweka (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species – CITES), Tanzania kwa sasa haiwezi kuuza ghala lake la meno ya Tembo. Mwaka 2014 Tanzania ilisaini mpango wa kuwalinda Tembo (Elephant Protection Initiative) uliozuia uuzaji wa meno ya Tembo kwa muda wa miaka kumi. Vilevile nchi wanachama wa CITES haziruhusiwi kuuza meno ya Tembo yaliyokamatwa kutokana na ujangili.