Thanks to a time-wasting exercise by Suriname who tabled a complicated, and ultimately incomprehensible, amendment to the doomed Japanese proposals, discussion on Norway's proposals did not commence until 4.40p.m. For details of interventions and the votes cast, see news . Despite strenuous efforts to bring countries together it seems that the four Southern African nations that wish to trade ivory will not moderate their positions. Kenya and India are equally resolute in wishing to see ivory removed from trade. Now it is up to the delegates.
Conservation organisations anticipate a lively and forceful debate.