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February 11, 2026
Know Your Bow: New Rules and Essential Steps for Pernambuco Sustainability
In this 90-minute webinar recording featuring speakers from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, musical instrument owners, dealers, and makers can learn about the new rules and steps for legal compliance, and hear from music sector leaders about actions to identify the wood material in bows and support a sustainable future for the species.
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May 13, 2024
Travel Rules for Protected Species and Musical Instruments
A free one-hour webinar recording that provides an overview of the rules for travel with musical instruments and invites your questions.
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December 20, 2023
Traveling with Ivory: Canada Announces New Permit Rules
Canada has announced that, beginning January 8, 2024, Canadian-issued import and export permits will now be required for travel in and out of Canada with ivory, in addition to the required permits already issued by a musician’s home country.
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January 22, 2021
At a Glance: Travel with Musical Instruments
Orchestras and individual musicians travel with their instruments to bring the experience of live music to audiences in every corner of the globe.
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November 16, 2020
Pernambuco Policies and Conservation
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October 24, 2016
Ivory Ban Impact on Orchestras
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October 24, 2016
CITES Treaty Negotiations Include Musical Instrument Policies
The League of American Orchestras was a voice for the music community in what is being called “game changing” treaty negotiations over international protected species rules. The 17th conference of the parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) was the largest event in the treaty’s more than 40-year history, and the array of issues under consideration included two key areas that will impact the rules for musical instruments that cross borders among the 183 party countries.
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February 10, 2026
Know Your Bow: New Rules and Essential Steps for Pernambuco Sustainability Webinar Resources
Additional resources for the February 10, 2026 webinar.