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Andrea Crosta of Elephant Action League on “The Ivory Game” and orangutans under threat in Indonesia

Andrea Crosta of Elephant Action League on “The Ivory Game” and orangutans under threat in Indonesia

FromMongabay Newscast


Andrea Crosta of Elephant Action League on “The Ivory Game” and orangutans under threat in Indonesia

FromMongabay Newscast

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Length:
37 minutes
Released:
Nov 1, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Andrea Crosta of the Elephant Action League (EAL), one of the stars of the new Netflix documentary The Ivory Game, discusses how Chinese demand is driving the multi-billion dollar trade in ivory, as well as EAL’s project WildLeaks and the undercover investigations in mainland China and Hong Kong that have helped expose the illegal ivory being laundered through legal ivory markets. The Ivory Game premieres on Netflix on November 4. We also speak with Borneo Futures founder Erik Meijaard about his new feature for Mongabay entitled "Company poised to destroy critical orangutan habitat in breach of Indonesia’s moratorium." The article details the plans of an Indonesian company to cut down a forest that is home to between 750 and 1750 orangutans, the third-largest population in the province of West Kalimantan. The forest is slated for conversion to an industrial tree plantation. And as usual we'll round up some of the top environmental news from around the world.
Released:
Nov 1, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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News and inspiration from nature’s frontline, featuring inspiring guests and deeper analysis of the global environmental issues explored every day by the Mongabay.com team, from climate change to biodiversity, tropical ecology, wildlife, and more. The show airs every other week.