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href="/web/20161002053009/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/GiantsClub/space-for-giants-proposes-new-measures-to-prosecute-poachers-in-southern-africa-a7172076.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span><span class="media-prefix voices">Daisy Fletcher</span> Space for Giants proposes new measures to prosecute poachers in Southe</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Fulfilling pledges promised at the Giants Club Summit, conservationists canvas innovative legal strategies to tackle wildlife crime</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo showbiz_red " data-url="/web/20161002053009oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/GiantsClub/a7001886.html" data-tb-region-item="2-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-cc lazy" 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President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya hosted the Africa-led event, along with fellow Giants Club members President Ali Bongo of Gabon, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, and senior representatives of President Ian Khama of Botswana.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container-half grid-mod-half-story grid-mod-half-height showbiz_red " data-url="/web/20161002053009oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/GiantsClub/what-the-giants-club-summit-achieved-a7119371.html" data-tb-region-item="2-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1_half/public/thumbnails/image/2016/07/04/16/screen_shot_2016-07-04_at_16.33.23.png"> <a href="/web/20161002053009/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/GiantsClub/what-the-giants-club-summit-achieved-a7119371.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" 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class="media-prefix "></span><span class="media-prefix voices">Jalil Bongo</span> African Elephant Coalition meets to fight poaching crisis</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>The 29 countries that make up the AEC have devised the Montreux Manifesto that will help put an end to the international ivory trade</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="2" class="weight-2"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo dark " data-url="/web/20161002053009oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/elephant-campaign/rugby-stars-reach-summit-of-mt-kenya-to-raise-money-for-elephant-conservation-a7079796.html" data-tb-region-item="2-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size2/public/thumbnails/image/2016/06/13/15/saracens.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161002053009/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/elephant-campaign/rugby-stars-reach-summit-of-mt-kenya-to-raise-money-for-elephant-conservation-a7079796.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161002053009/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/elephant-campaign/rugby-stars-reach-summit-of-mt-kenya-to-raise-money-for-elephant-conservation-a7079796.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span><span class="media-prefix voices">Emilia Hungerford</span> Rugby stars reach summit of Mt Kenya to raise money for elephant conse</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Saracens players have been carrying the Aviva Premiership trophy on their journey, which was won by the team this season</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </article></div><div class="row" data-tb-region="row-6"><article data-weight="2" class="weight-2"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo dark " data-url="/web/20161002053009oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/elephant-campaign/giants-club-builds-fence-to-a7075161.html" data-tb-region-item="1-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size2/public/thumbnails/image/2016/06/10/18/farmer.jpeg"> <a href="/web/20161002053009/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/elephant-campaign/giants-club-builds-fence-to-a7075161.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161002053009/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/elephant-campaign/giants-club-builds-fence-to-a7075161.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span><span class="media-prefix voices">Mike Pflanz</span> Giants Club builds 100 mile fence in Kenya to protect elephant populat</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Paul and Elizabeth Njoroge's farm in central Kenya is a fertile five acres on a steep slope where crops flourish enough that the family should be relatively wealthy.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="2" class="weight-2"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo showbiz_red " data-url="/web/20161002053009oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/GiantsClub/giants-club-fights-back-a7070841.html" data-tb-region-item="2-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size2/public/thumbnails/image/2016/06/08/14/giants-club23.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161002053009/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/GiantsClub/giants-club-fights-back-a7070841.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161002053009/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/GiantsClub/giants-club-fights-back-a7070841.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span><span class="media-prefix voices">Oliver Poole</span> Giants Club fights back</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p><span style="line-height: 20.8px;">Countries in Africa where the illegal ivory trade is rampant are coming together to retaliate. In this special collection of images, celebrated photographer Johnnie Shand Kydd chronicles the inaugural events of this initiative</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </article></div><div class="row" data-tb-region="row-7"><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container grid-mod-story bottom-text grow-photo " data-url="/web/20161002053009oe_/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/elephant-shot-by-poachers-saved-after-appearing-to-plead-for-help-from-humans-a7063186.html" data-tb-region-item="1-1"> <div class="image_wrapper"> <div class="image image-align-tc lazy" data-original="https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/size1/public/thumbnails/image/2016/06/03/09/ben_the_wounded_elephant_10.jpg"> <a href="/web/20161002053009/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/elephant-shot-by-poachers-saved-after-appearing-to-plead-for-help-from-humans-a7063186.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li 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href="/web/20161002053009/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/GiantsClub/total-gabon-joins-the-fight-against-poaching-a7037731.html"></a> </div> </div> <div class="content"> <div class="capsules" data-capsule-count="0"> <ul> <li class="shares"> <span class="icon-trending"></span> <span class="label"></span> </li> </ul> </div> <h1><a href="/web/20161002053009/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/GiantsClub/total-gabon-joins-the-fight-against-poaching-a7037731.html"><span class="media-prefix "></span><span class="media-prefix voices">Daisy Fletcher</span> Total Gabon joins the fight against poaching</a></h1> <div class="lead"> <p>Energy producer Total Gabon has joined <span style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">Gabonese anti-poaching </span>programme Prolab to help protect the country's wildlife</p> </div> </div> </div> </article><article data-weight="1" class="weight-1"><div class="container grid-mod-list showbiz_red "> <h1 class="box-title"> Giants Club </h1> <ul class="simple-news-list"> <li class="story" data-tb-region-item="2-1"> <a href="/web/20161002053009/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/GiantsClub/community-conservation-leaders-gather-in-nairobi-to-forge-wildlife-social-contract-a7017241.html"> <div class="image-holder"> <img class="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-original="https://web.archive.org/web/20161002053009/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/storylist/public/thumbnails/image/2016/05/06/16/unknown.jpeg"/> </div> <h2>Community conservation leaders gather in Nairobi </h2> </a> </li> <li class="story" data-tb-region-item="2-2"> <a href="/web/20161002053009/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/GiantsClub/giants-club-summit-100-tonnes-of-ivory-up-in-smoke-but-the-hard-work-is-on-the-front-line-a7010656.html"> <div class="image-holder"> <img class="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-original="https://web.archive.org/web/20161002053009/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/storylist/public/thumbnails/image/2016/04/27/14/img_5448.jpg"/> </div> <h2>100 tonnes of ivory up in smoke - but the hard work continues</h2> </a> </li> <li class="story" data-tb-region-item="2-3"> <a href="/web/20161002053009/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/GiantsClub/kenya-to-stage-largest-ever-ivory-burn-a6963786.html"> <div class="image-holder"> <img class="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-original="https://web.archive.org/web/20161002053009/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/storylist/public/thumbnails/image/2016/04/01/15/ele.jpg"/> </div> <h2>Kenya to stage largest ever ivory burn</h2> </a> </li> <li class="story" data-tb-region-item="2-4"> <a href="/web/20161002053009/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/GiantsClub/all-seized-ivory-should-be-destroyed-a7007106.html"> <div class="image-holder"> <img class="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-original="https://web.archive.org/web/20161002053009/https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/storylist/public/thumbnails/image/2016/04/26/21/ivory-congo-reuters.jpeg"/> <span class="icon-play vsmall"></span> </div> <h2>"All seized ivory should be destroyed"</h2> </a> </li> <li class="story" data-tb-region-item="2-5"> <a href="/web/20161002053009/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/GiantsClub/anybody-who-has-any-ivory-you-should-be-ashamed-of-yourself-a7007096.html"> <div class="image-holder"> <img class="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" 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