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(November 26, 2018)   -   Surely a commission that promised to be "big on big things and small on small things" doesn't need reminding: elephants are a big thing too.

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(November 08, 2018)   -   Politicians and campaigners have expressed dismay that the European Union (EU) appears to be holding back on further restrictions on the continent's ivory trade, despite enormous global pressure.

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(August 02, 2018)   -   "Sors tes dents", c’est le nom de la campagne lancée par le gouvernement belge pour récupérer des objets en ivoire, qui seront ensuite détruits, pour ne pas alimenter le marché noir.

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(August 01, 2018)   -   The EU has become a global leader in tackling the illegal trade in wild animals and their products but needs to do more to address the wildlife crime happening on its doorstep.

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(June 15, 2018)   -   A momentous decision on elephant ivory falls to Europe. As long as ivory can be sold in domestic markets, illegal ivory will be laundered by traffickers through these legal markets, driving further poaching and trafficking.

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(April 03, 2018)   -   NGOs welcome the UK ivory trade ban and urge the EU to follow suit and adopt similarly tough measures.

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(February 07, 2018)   -   NGOs urge the EU to develop a formal action plan to combat deforestation and forest degradation around the world. 

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(December 13, 2017)   -   NGOs demand a ban on EU ivory trade: Why closure of ivory markets in Europe is needed.

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(December 07, 2017)   -   The time has come for an EU-wide domestic ivory ban.

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(November 23, 2017)   -   Emma Stokes tells us about the dangers from poachers, how demand for ivory and bushmeat is threatening species, and the effectiveness of EU policy on the ground.

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