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What changed?

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All the eight pangolin species, four each found in Africa and Asia, have been upgraded to Appendix I, which prohibits their commercial trade The African grey parrot, heavily sought after for the pet trade, has also been upgraded to Appendix I All the nine species of devil rays, three thresher shark species and the silky shark are listed on Appendix II. This imposes internatio­nal trade restrictio­ns to ensure that their exports are sustainabl­e and legal Parties agreed to ban domestic ivory trade; for the first time addressed corruption by adopting a resolution "Prohibitin­g, Preventing and Countering Corruption-Facilitati­ng Activities Conducted in Violation of the Convention"

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