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Introducing the Ivory Act, and coverage on the EU and single-use plastics

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 21 December 2018 - Categories: Weekly stories
Two elephants in a green field.

Introducing the Ivory Act and coverage on the EU and single-use plastics.

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London Illegal Wildlife Trade conference and Anglian Water visit

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 10 September 2018 - Categories: Weekly stories

Today we begin the one month countdown to the London Illegal Wildlife Trade conference and look back on the Environment Secretary's visit to Anglian Water

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Recycling stats and mistreatment of Asian elephants

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 6 August 2018 - Categories: Weekly stories

LGA analysis on UK recycling rates and coverage of a campaign to ban adverts for foreign holidays that include rides or live shows with Asian elephants.

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Wednesday 23 May: Ivory Bill, Darwin Initiative and water efficiency

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 23 May 2018 - Categories: Weekly stories
An elephant.

In today's blog we talk about the upcoming introduction of the Ivory Bill in Parliament, funding for the Darwin Initiative and water efficiency.

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