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The Fight Against Illegal Ivory Trade

Kenya leads the fight against illegal ivory trading. What's behind the labour protests in France? And saving the world's heritage sites.

A two day summit against illegal ivory trading is being held in Kenya. President Kenyatta will preside over the torching of more than 100 tonnes of ivory - that's nearly the entire stock of ivory confiscated by Kenya - amounting to the tusks of more than 6,700 elephants. We hear from an American start-up called Pembient who make fake ivory and fake rhinocerous horn - as a way of undercutting the illegal trade.

Cities across France have seen a resurgence of the kind of popular protest that characterised the Occupy movement. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest against labour law reforms - triggering clashes with the police, clouds of tear-gas - and more than 200 arrests. What's new about this movement is that, instead of dispersing at the end of the day, the demonstrators have been making a night of it. It started in the Place de la R茅publique in Paris and it's spread to more than 50 cities. They're the Up-All-Nighters - Les Nuit Debouts. John Laurenson reports from Paris.

The story behind the Nike swoosh trade mark. Kai Ryssdal of Marketplace interviews Phil Knight, the co-founder and chairman of Nike.

The International National Trusts Organisation has set itself the task of promoting the conservation and enhancement of the cultural and natural heritage of all nations. Fergus Nicoll talks to INTO's President, Dame Fiona Reynolds, formerly head of the National Trust of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

And we hear from Business Matters guest in Sydney Olivia Rosenman - a journalist with Storyful and the South China Morning Post.

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Sat 30 Apr 2016 00:06GMT

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