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The UK government continues work to end the illegal wildlife trade.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Minister for Africa Harriett Baldwin praises African conservation efforts but calls for international cooperation to tackle poachers and the illegal ivory trade.
The UK and China recently held a joint-workshop in South Africa to pass on best practice in the fight against illegal wildlife crime across national borders.
The Foreign Secretary inspected illegally trafficked wildlife at the Metropolitan Police Wildlife Crime Unit in London.
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson praised China's decision to close down its domestic ivory market at an event on the illegal ivory trade, hosted by WWF.
There have been more than 60,000 responses to the Government’s proposed ban on ivory sales to help bring an end to elephant poaching.
Writing in The Times, the Foreign Secretary says that a new global consensus, driven by UK leadership, is emerging that buying or selling ivory is unacceptable.
Ministers, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and affected countries work together to stamp out wildlife crime at the 2018 Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference.
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