El ICCWC lanza un nuevo portal en Internet para combatir los delitos forestales y contra la vida silvestre
El Consorcio Internacional para Combatir los Delitos contra la Vida Silvestre ( ICCWC ) anunció hoy el lanzamiento de un nuevo portal en Internet diseñado para fortalecer los esfuerzos destinados a combatir los delitos forestales y contra la vida silvestre, mejorando el acceso a la información sobre las herramientas y las actividades del ICCWC. Este portal exclusivo del ICCWC, al que se puede acceder a través del sitio en Internet de la CITES ( www.cites.org ), ofrece información actualizada y
La Secretaría CITES acoge con satisfacción los resultados de la Operación Cobra II
Ginebra, 10 de febrero de 2014 – El Secretario General de la CITES, John E. Scanlon, expresó hoy su satisfacción por los excelentes resultados logrados por los oficiales responsables de la observancia las leyes de 28 países durante la Operación COBRA II, una operación mundial de un mes de duración para combatir el comercio ilegal de especies silvestres, que finalizó el 27 de enero de 2014. “Esta segunda iniciativa de la Operación COBRA demuestra qué se puede lograr cuando las
El ICCWC imparte formación específica a los funcionarios responsables de la aplicación de las leyes sobre vida silvestre. Se fomenta una mayor colaboración entre países africanos y asiáticos.
El Consorcio Internacional para Combatir los Delitos contra la Vida Silvestre (ICCWC) impartió un taller de formación avanzada a funcionarios responsables de la aplicación de las leyes sobre vida silvestre de 21 países. El taller se impartió durante dos días en Nairobi, Kenya, los días 30 y 31 de octubre de 2013. La formación sirvió para reforzar las capacidades de funcionarios responsables de la aplicación de las leyes de toda África y Asia para luchar de forma más eficaz contra
ICCWC deploys a Wildlife Incident Support Team (WIST) to Sri Lanka
In response to the need to take new approaches to combat the illegal trade more effectively, the International Consortium on Combatting Wildlife Crime (ICCWC), at the request of Sri Lanka, deployed its first Wildlife Incident Support Teams (WIST). The WIST was aimed at collecting DNA samples from 359 elephant tusks that were seized by Sri Lanka Customs authorities in the port of Colombo and was in response to a Decision adopted by the Conference of the Parties to CITES at
El ICCWC publica el informe de la Primera Reunión Mundial de las Redes de Observancia y Aplicación de la Normativa de Vida Silvestre y prepara la estrategia para el apoyo continuo
El Consorcio Internacional para combatir los Delitos contra la Vida Silvestre (ICCWC) convocó a las Redes de Observancia y Aplicación de la Normativa de Vida Silvestre del mundo por primera vez con ocasión de la Conferencia de las Partes en la Convención sobre el Comercio Internacional de Especies Amenazadas de Fauna y Flora Silvestres (CITES) en marzo de 2013 en Bangkok (Tailandia). La Primera reunión mundial de Redes de Observancia y Aplicación de la Normativa de Vida Silvestre (WEN), a
ICCWC delivers specialized training for law enforcement officers
Cutting-edge training in investigation techniques has been delivered to wildlife law enforcement officials across Asia, helping them in their battle to halt transnational organized wildlife and forest crime. Over the past few years, there have been a number of successful seizures and arrests of wildlife traffickers at airports, seaports and border crossings in Asia, Africa and other regions of the world. These typically result from risk analysis or actionable intelligence of an individual traveling with illegal wildlife such as ivory
Wildlife crime consortium to host high-level events on transnational organized wildlife crime at CITES Conference
Wildlife and forest crime is increasingly organised and is demanding a more determined and coordinated enforcement response. The International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) will host two major events at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) at the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES to be held from 3 to 14 March in Bangkok, Thailand. ICCWC will convene a roundtable on combating transnational organized wildlife and forest crime for Ministers and high-level representatives, to
Opening remarks by John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General
Bangkok, Thailand, 14 February, 2012 Executive Director of INTERPOL's Police Service Leaders of the Customs and Police authorities of the tiger range States Representatives of the Host Country Colleagues from the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime Distinguished participants " Our collective enforcement efforts to fight tiger crime must not just result in seizures - they must result in prosecutions, convictions and strong penalties to stop the flow of contraband. If we get the entire enforcement system right for the
Controlled deliveries: a tool for reaching the big players in illegal wildlife trafficking
A group photo of the participants to the workshop (click to enlarge) Organized by the World Customs Organization (WCO), under the auspices of the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC), the first international workshop on Establishing a Network of Controlled Delivery Units for Forest and Wildlife Law Enforcement ended on 9 December, after three days of deliberation. Controlled deliveries have long been a tool for investigating drug and tobacco smuggling but their use in wildlife smuggling is more recent
CITES Secretary-General welcomes Resolution of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice on illicit trafficking in endangered species of wild fauna and flora
During its meeting in Vienna, from 11-15 April 2011, the United Nations’ Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice adopted a Resolution on “Crime prevention and criminal justice responses against illicit trafficking in endangered species of wild fauna and flora” which was proposed by Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico and the Philippines. Organized criminal networks are known to be involved in the poaching of rhinoceroses, as one example of illicit trafficking in endangered species. The Resolution ( full text attached)
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