daljit: controling the global market for ivory products is the focus of the united nations convention on international trade in endangered species of wild flora and fauna, or cites. >> tom: this is the forum where we can bring all stakeholders together - the consumers in asia, and the producers in africa. and try to jointly develop policies that lead to combating the illegal smuggling of ivory. >> daljit: while seizures of ivory worldwide are on the increase - an estimated 23 tonnes of ivory in 2011 alone - the highest figure ever it seems there's still a long way to go. indications are that the amount of ivory being smuggled is also at its highest level ever. and for joseph, that means the fight continues. >> joseph: much more needs to be done for conservation to become a reality. >> joseph: the international community should support a country like gabon, which is really trying to solve this problem. >> daljit: and it's only if people take action, he says, that the elephants and the animals he loves will have a future. >> joseph: everytime i go into the forest and see an animal, that makes me feel so happy