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<p>57 countries have adopted the London 2018 Declaration committing to action to protect
endangered species around the globe, with more expected to sign. This important pledge
of international action reflects the success of the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference
in London in October, which was attended by more than 70 countries and more than 400
organisations. The conference focused the minds of international governments on the
issue and energized global cooperation to fight the illegal wildlife trade. We will
continue to work with our international partners to make progress on commitments pledged
at the event.</p><p>We do not have direct information on the likely impact that action
by the 57 countries who adopted the London <ins class="ministerial">2018 </ins>Declaration
will have on endangered species, but the growing number of signatories <ins class="ministerial">signifies
</ins>growing global ambition to <del class="ministerial">funding</del> <ins class="ministerial">tackling
</ins>the illegal wildlife trade, which will increase the protection for <del class="ministerial">endagered</del>
<ins class="ministerial">endangered </ins>species.</p>
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