World’s largest ivory seizure: over nine tonnes of ivory seized in Da Nang, Vietnam
Vietnamese customs has seized over nine tonnes of ivory in a container shipment from the Republic of Congo, thought to be the largest ivory seizure ever made.
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As Belgium goes for a ban, we call on the EU to close its ivory market
With Member State experts due to meet today (27 March) to discuss the future of the European Union‘s domestic ivory market, Belgium has added momentum to efforts to ban the trade across the bloc.
Corruption oiling Myanmar’s criminal teak trade reaches to the heart of Government
The multi-million dollar international trade in Burmese teak is riddled with crime and high-level corruption in Myanmar, driving conflict and human rights abuses..
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MPs call for a complete ban on plastic waste exports from UK to developing countries
Nearly 40 MPs are backing a motion which calls for a complete ban of UK plastic waste exports to developing countries, it has been announced (7 February)..
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UK top supermarkets flood Britain with 59 billion pieces of plastic packaging every year
The full extent of UK supermarket giants’ contribution to our plastic waste problem is exposed today by the most comprehensive analysis of the sector to date.
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UK Gov’t publishes its Bill to shut down the country’s domestic trade in ivory
The UK Government has published its Bill on the ivory trade today, only seven weeks after announcing the results of its consultation on the issue. The Bill will now start its progress through Parliament and we will be encouraging MPs to give it their full support so it can become law as soon as possible