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<p>The UK Government recently brought global leaders together in London for the fourth
international illegal wildlife trade (IWT) conference. It was attended by 1,300 representatives
from 73 countries and over 400 charities, conservation groups and businesses. Sixty-four
countries and the UK adopted the London 2018 declaration: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/declaration-london-conference-on-the-illegal-wildlife-trade-2018.
This declaration includes commitments to tackle the illegal trade in ivory and to
close ivory markets.</p><p> </p><p>We established the international Ivory Alliance
2024, which was launched at the London IWT conference and is chaired by Defra’s Secretary
of State; this brings together global leaders, conservationists and public figures
to close ivory markets and improve enforcement. It aims to reduce the poaching of
elephants for their ivory by one third by 2020 and by two thirds by 2024, through
tackling ivory demand and lobbying for domestic market closure, stronger enforcement
of bans or other ivory legislation in key demand and transit markets.</p><p> </p><p>Through
our Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund, the UK has to date provided £18.5 million
to support 61 projects to combat IWT, addressing many different ways of tackling IWT
such as demand reduction, strengthening enforcement and providing alternative livelihoods.
This includes projects that tackle the poaching of elephants and trade in ivory. The
UK Government remains committed to stopping the abhorrent illegal wildlife trade.</p><p>
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