The document includes the MIKE data analysis that was presented at SC62 (which was previously reviewed by the Technical Advisory Group (TAG)) (see SC62 Doc 46.1 described below). A comparison of PIKE values between 2002-2010 and 2011 in African World Heritage sites is included, as well as a section reviewing the implementation of MIKE across Range States.

This brief report describes China’s progress in regulating internal trade and combating illegal trade in ivory. It states “In recent years, the collection of arts and crafts, jewelry and antiques, including the ivory carvings, has become fashionable in China and the price of those items has increased significantly. This has stimulated the demand for ivory and brings huge challenge to the Chinese enforcement authorities”. Commentary on the amount of illegal trade occurring in China and the country’s overall efforts to curb the illicit trade is provided, as well as descriptions of some specific regulatory and law enforcement actions taken since 2005.

This report is the fifth major assessment of the ETIS data and constitutes TRAFFIC’s reporting obligations for CoP16. A Bayesian hierarchical modeling approach is used which refines and improves the robustness of the analysis here compared to past analyses of ETIS data. The report is based on 18,302 elephant product seizure records, representing law enforcement actions in 89 countries or territories since 1989 (as of 26 June 2012). Trends in global illegal ivory trade activity are depicted using a Transaction Index involving 6 ivory type and weight categories. A cluster analysis is used to identify those countries or territories most prominently implicated in the illicit trade in ivory so that appropriate interventions can be considered pursuant to the Convention.