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+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "# Goal 1\n",
+    "## Given a partial permit, can we predict what classification it belongs to?\n",
+    "\n",
+    "### Getting Started\n",
+    "- Open up the CITES trade database at https://trade.cites.org/\n",
+    "- Select a year range and click *Search*\n",
+    "- Download a Comparative Tabulation report and place it in `data/`\n",
+    "- Install requirements with `pip install -r requirements.txt`\n",
+    "- Run this notebook"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
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+   "execution_count": 3,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [
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+    "import numpy as np\n",
+    "import pandas as pd\n",
+    "from keras.models import Sequential\n",
+    "from keras.layers import Dense\n",
+    "from keras.wrappers.scikit_learn import KerasClassifier\n",
+    "from keras.utils import np_utils\n",
+    "from sklearn.model_selection import cross_val_score\n",
+    "from sklearn.model_selection import KFold\n",
+    "from sklearn.preprocessing import LabelEncoder\n",
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+# CITES ML
+## Machine Learning with the CITES Trade Database
+
+### Installation
+
+Install Python 3.6, jupyter notebook, and run `pip install -r requirements.txt`
+
+### Aims
+
+This repo is an exploratory effort to see how Machine Learning can be applied to the CITES Trade Database, with three main objectives and experiments, each represented in a jupyter notebook:
+
+1. Given a partial permit, can we figure out what category it belongs to?
+2. Given some trade data over time, can we predict future trade numbers, per country and per species?
+3. Given valid and invalid permits (raw data before validation steps), can we learn the sanity checks and validation processes to spot invalid permits automatically?
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