Emmanuel Koro
Why does it take people in power seemingly forever to accomplish something good for the people they serve and the wildlife they look after?
Are our leaders so concerned with taking care of their own well-being that they ignore the well-being of others until they think no one notices what they do?
Take the 2019 decision of the SADC countries to oppose the restrictions on international wildlife trade. The restrictions were approved by CITES, a UN agency dedicated to regulating international trade in endangered fauna and flora species. The restrictions included prohibitions involving ivory and rhino horn trade as well as live giraffes.