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Keynote Address - Plenary Opening Session By John E. Scanlon CITES Secretary-General CITES – galvanizing a global collective effort to save wildlife “ CITES … an international agreement that stands at the intersection between trade, the environment and development ” 1 ----- Hon. Martijn van Dam, Chair of the Conference, Minister for Agriculture of the Netherlands Dr. Abiodun Williams, President, The Hague Institute for Global Justice The Hon. Claudia McMurray , Senior Counselor, The Prince of Wales ISU Distinguished guests

Únicamente para uso de los medios de comunicación; no se trata de un documento oficial. COMUNICADO DE PRENSA El Consorcio Internacional para Combatir los Delitos contra la Vida Silvestre lanza indicadores de observancia para los delitos contra la vida silvestre y los bosques y un nuevo programa global Ginebra, 13 de enero de 2016 – El Consorcio Internacional para Combatir los Delitos contra la Vida Silvestre (ICCWC) ha revelado su Programa estratégico para 2016-2020 , donde expone las actividades, operaciones

For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Global alliance celebrates 5 years’ achievements in combating wildlife crime International consortium was launched at Global Tiger Forum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in 2010 Geneva, 23 November 2015 - The increased involvement of organized crime groups and on some occasions rebel militia, has changed the dynamics of combating wildlife and forest crime. The International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) was formed to ensure a formidable and coordinated

On November 3, UNODC hosted a special event "addressing the nexus between wildlife and forest crime and corruption," organized by the Corruption and Economic Crime Branch and the Global Programme for Combating Wildlife and Forest Crime, and held during The Sixth Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption. This high level event was an urgent call for immediate action to the anti-corruption world. All speakers, which included the Executive Director of UNODC, Secretary General of

UNODC, within the framework of ICCWC, convened an Expert Group Meeting in Vienna in December 2014 that brought together the law enforcement and scientific communities. Participant experts included individuals from various national agencies, forensic and research scientists, front line law enforcement officials and legal experts. The meeting highlighted the need to address and discuss the challenges specific to timber identification cases and the processes and practicalities of the different areas of work and related expertise required. It also emphasized the

The Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and its partners in the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) supported a one day workshop on CITES and a two-day cutting-edge training on wildlife law enforcement in Bangladesh on 5-7 October 2015. The training was tailored based on findings resulting from the implementation of the ICCWC Wildlife and Forest Crime Analytic Toolkit in the country, which produced a number of specific

In September 2015 over 40 law enforcement officials completed a three day comprehensive wildlife crime training course held in Accra, Ghana and in Dakar, Senegal. Ninety percent of all trade is conducted via maritime containers. Annually less that two percent are inspected. Therefore risk profiling of shipments and intelligence led interdiction are crucial to detecting illicit flows of wildlife and timber products to combat this form of organised crime. The workshops were designed to strengthen the investigation skills of the

On September 25, 2015, UNODC presented to the Government of Vietnam a report on the state of wildlife and forest crime (WLFC) in the country and the measures that need to be taken to address this growing problem. The report was a summary of the findings of the Vietnam Toolkit analysis that was requested to be implemented by the Vietnam government in partnership with the CITES Secretariat, INTERPOL, UNODC, World Bank, and the World Customs Organization. It comprised of a

Únicamente para uso de los medios de comunicación; no se trata de un documento oficial. COMUNICADO DE PRENSA La Secretaría de la CITES celebra la aprobación de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de las Naciones Unidas, que incluyen objetivos específicos para poner fin a la caza furtiva y el tráfico de especies de fauna y flora silvestres Ginebra/Nueva York, 25 de septiembre de 2015: la Cumbre sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible de las Naciones Unidas aprobó hoy en Nueva York los