Elephants and the ivory trade come under the spotlight as the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) summit opens.
Just prior to the opening, a committee voted that a limited sale of stockpiled ivory from southern Africa to Japan could go ahead.
Some African countries want a 20-year ban on trading ivory.
The two-week meeting in The Hague will also seek protection for the sawfish, cedar, and some corals.
Conservation groups are targeting China's tiger farming business.
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