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9 January 2012: Games parks in Zimbabwe sitting on 40 tons of ivory
7 January 2012: Multibillion illegal wildlife trade threatens SE Asia’s biodiversity
6 January 2012: Bear paw smugglers face law's claws
5 January 2012: China Seizes 93 Suspected Ivory Products
4 January 2012: £1.3 Million Government Pledge To Protect Our Most Endangered Species
4 January 2012: Philippines seizes turtle scutes and meat and scales of endangered anteaters
3 January 2012: Not a good year for wildlife
3 January 2012: Elephant population in Tanzania sanctuaries drops
1 January 2012: As Affluence Spreads, So Does the Trade in Endangered Species
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News and highlights
9 January 2012: CITES Capacity Building post vacancy
29 December 2011: UN International Year of Forests 2011 – CITES contribution ends on a high note
21 December 2011: New African Elephant Fund approves first set of projects
20 December 2011: Fighting illegal trade and accessing expertise to care for confiscated animals
19 December 2011: Controlled deliveries: a tool for reaching the big players in illegal wildlife trafficking
13 December 2011: Eye on Earth Summit: Green accounting, biodiversity protection, access to information and leading by example – it’s all linked
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New Notifications
6 January 2012: LIBYA – Withdrawal of the recommendation to suspend trade
6 January 2012: Publications on iguanas
4 January 2012: Training material and the CITES Virtual College
4 January 2012: Amendment to Appendix III
4 January 2012: List of valid Notifications
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CITES calendar
13-14 February: Heads of Police and Customs Seminar on Tiger Crime, Bangkok, Thailand
15-20 March 2012: 26th meeting of the Animals Committee, Geneva, Switzerland
26-30 March 2012: 20th meeting of the Plants Committee, Dublin, Ireland
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