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| November 2024 | Documentary 'A Life Among Elephants' premiered in London at the Royal Geographical Society, chronicling his life and conservation work. |
| 2022 | Returns to Uganda for the first time in forty years, participating in a cross-border mission with Northern Rangelands Trust and Uganda wildlife authorities to collar elephants and study their movement patterns in relation to local communities. |
| 2022 |
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Renovation of the colorful murals in the choir was scheduled to begin.
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| 2022 |
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
The restoration of the nave murals was largely completed, with plans to subsequently renovate the murals in the choir.
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| 2022 |
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Continuation of the second restoration phase, focusing on the disambulatory and chapel paintings.
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| 2021 |
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
Second phase of restoration begins, targeting paintings in the disambulatory and chapels at the east end of the church.
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| 2020 |
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
A major restoration and renovation of the murals in the nave of Saint-Germain-des-Prés abbey began, focusing on preserving and revitalizing the historic artwork.
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| 2020 |
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
First phase of interior restoration completed, funded jointly by the French state and parish donors.
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| 2018 | China's domestic ivory trade ban came into full effect. |
| 2017 |
Saint-Germain-des-Prés
City of Paris and the church begin a major restoration of the interior, focusing on restoring the 19th-century murals in the nave that had faded.
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| December 2017 | China announced it would end its domestic ivory trade, partly due to lobbying efforts by Douglas-Hamilton and Save the Elephants. |
| 2015 | Save the Elephants published research showing the price of illegal raw ivory in China had almost halved, bringing hope of reduced elephant poaching. |
| 2015 | Documentary 'This Wild Life' released, continuing to showcase Douglas-Hamilton's wildlife conservation efforts. |
| 2015 | Appointed a Commander of the British Empire and presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by San Diego Zoological Society. |
| 2015 | Former President Bill Clinton and his daughter Chelsea visited Save the Elephants in Samburu to witness the poaching threat facing elephants. |
| 2014 | Received the George B Rabb Conservation Medal from the Chicago Zoological Society. |
| 2013 | Clinton Global Initiative announced an $80 million program to protect Africa's elephants and end ivory trafficking, in coordination with Save the Elephants. |
| 2013 | High-level meeting at the White House followed by the Obama Executive Order and Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to action to Stop the Killing, Stop the Trafficking, and Stop the Demand for ivory. |
| 2012 | Douglas-Hamilton testified to the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations about the links between ivory poaching and insecurity in Africa. |
| 2012 | Collaborated with WildAid to host Yao Ming, a prominent Chinese sports personality, on a fact-finding tour of Kenya to raise awareness about elephant conservation. |
| 2010 | Won the Indianapolis Prize, a major global award for animal conservation. |
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