1.   There is no legal market for African ivory, which is good news for the elephants.

2.   There will now be no legal market for African ivory.

3.   China declared its support for the international ban on the importation of African ivory in June last year.

4.   Another idea would be for rich countries to club together to buy part of the surplus southern African ivory before the trade ban is lifted.

5.   A Beijing man has been convicted of buying smuggled African ivory and could face a death sentence, a court official said Friday.

6.   African ivory can be sold legally in international trade under an experimental program approved Wednesday, the United Nations said.

7.   African ivory can be sold legally in international trade under and experimental program approved Wednesday, the United Nations said.

8.   But Asian ivory is preferred as it is a status symbol and considered of better quality than African ivory.

9.   Craftsmen who use it for plectrums and structural parts in traditional stringed instruments say only African ivory can produce truly authentic sounds.

10.   Japan, which wants to buy African ivory, said not enough research was available to prove the sawfish was endangered.