Kathryn Bigelow and the bogus link between ivory and terrorism

The Ecologist
Jan 19, 2015, 6:14 am127 pts
Claims that the ivory trade is financing terrorism in Africa are all based on a single unreliable source, writes Diogo Veríssimo, yet the real link between terror groups and the illegal charcoal trade barely gets a mention. Is the 'reality gap' caused by the 'Like, share, donate' cycle that drives social media…

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