Expert opinion versus radiocarbon dating in the ivory trade

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61389005%3A_____%2F25%3A00636330" target="_blank" >RIV/61389005:_____/25:00636330 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216208:11310/25:10499830

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989425002604" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989425002604</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03659" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.gecco.2025.e03659</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Expert opinion versus radiocarbon dating in the ivory trade

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

All extant elephant species have been protected from excessive international commercial trade by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) since at least 1989. However, legal protection often includes exemptions, such as for antiques, which may create critical loopholes that enable the laundering of modern ivory into legal markets, undermining conservation efforts. This study presents, for the first time, a robust forensic dataset comparing antique expert evaluations of 46 seized ivory artefacts with radiocarbon dating results, demonstrating that the inaccuracy of expert opinions can reach up to 58.7 %. These inaccuracies may challenge the enforcement of CITES regulations. In addition, the study compares the legal frameworks of selected countries, revealing that the definition of antique ivory varies significantly across regions. To address this vulnerability, we argue that integrating forensic methods such as radiocarbon dating-combined with other verification techniques-into regulatory practices could drastically improve detection accuracy, closing gaps that currently facilitate illegal trade.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Expert opinion versus radiocarbon dating in the ivory trade

Popis výsledku anglicky

All extant elephant species have been protected from excessive international commercial trade by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) since at least 1989. However, legal protection often includes exemptions, such as for antiques, which may create critical loopholes that enable the laundering of modern ivory into legal markets, undermining conservation efforts. This study presents, for the first time, a robust forensic dataset comparing antique expert evaluations of 46 seized ivory artefacts with radiocarbon dating results, demonstrating that the inaccuracy of expert opinions can reach up to 58.7 %. These inaccuracies may challenge the enforcement of CITES regulations. In addition, the study compares the legal frameworks of selected countries, revealing that the definition of antique ivory varies significantly across regions. To address this vulnerability, we argue that integrating forensic methods such as radiocarbon dating-combined with other verification techniques-into regulatory practices could drastically improve detection accuracy, closing gaps that currently facilitate illegal trade.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10304 - Nuclear physics

Projekt

Výsledek vznikl pri realizaci vícero projektů. Více informací v záložce Projekty.

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Global Ecology and Conservation

ISSN

2351-9894

e-ISSN

2351-9894

Svazek periodika

61

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

September

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

12

Strana od-do

e03659

Kód UT WoS článku

001503080500001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105006904063