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  • Indian transport sector joins fight to shut down illegal wildlife trafficking

    Representatives from across the transport sector in India have joined global leaders in signing the Buckingham Palace Declaration, showing their commitment to fight criminal wildlife trafficking.

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  • Government gives £7.5 million to boost global wildlife

    To celebrate the success of the UK's Darwin Initiative, a flagship international wildlife and conservation programme, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has announced another £7.5 million to fund further projects, while in Brazil for Rio+20.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Major step to protect the world’s wildlife

    Wildlife around the world now has even greater protection thanks to an agreement reached at the Convention on Biological Diversity in Hyderabad…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary's opening remarks at Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference

    In a speech at the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference the Foreign Secretary says it now ranks alongside drugs, arms and people trafficking.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £8.5 million to protect the world’s most threatened wildlife and poorest communities

    The UK Government is giving £8.5 million to a total of 33 new projects under Defra's Darwin Initiative.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Go wild for wildlife!

    Volunteers from Defra’s helpline (outsourced to Vertex Data Science Ltd, based in Merseyside), as well as the Environment Agency and RPA / BCMS…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK leads global crackdown on illegal wildlife trade

    Britain will provide new funding to a global crackdown on the trade in rhino horn, elephant ivory and other illegal wildlife products.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Launch of a new roadmap to save DRC’s endangered tropical forests

    Members of Parliament and key stakeholders met in Kinshasa to launch a roadmap for reform to help save the tropical forests of the DRC.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK support for independent inventory of Tanzania's ivory stock pile

    UK Minister for Africa announces support for an independent transparent inventory of Tanzania’s ivory stock pile.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Working with South African partners to protect rhinos, elephants and tigers

    High Commissioner Judith Macgregor convened 60 civic leaders and youth activists to show support for efforts to end the illegal wildlife trade.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government