Google and ivory trade (By Sylodium, international trade directory)

The Environmental Investigation Agency, a conservation advocacy group, said in a statement that there are some 10 000 ads on Google Japan's shopping site that promote the sale of ivory. About 80% of the ads are for "hanko," small wooden stamps widely used in Japan to affix signature seals to official documents. The EIA said Japan's hanko sales are a major demand driver for elephant ivory, and have contributed to the wide-scale resumption of elephant poaching across Africa". Google said in an e-mailed response to The Associated Press, "Ads for products obtained from endangered or threatened species are not allowed on Google. As soon as we detect ads that violate our advertising policies, we remove them." Sylodium (global import export directory) you can advertise for free your company or your project, at the intersection of cities that you want, for example; Tokyo (Japan) - Cape Town (South Africa) or any city around the World.

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