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Destiné uniquement aux médias; Document non officiel. COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE Une opération transcontinentale d’une durée d’un mois a frappé durement la criminalité liée aux espèces sauvages L’opération mondiale la plus importante de tous les temps a donné lieu à l’identification de 1400 suspects et à 1974 saisies comprenant notamment 1,3 tonne d’ivoire d’éléphant, 8 tonnes d’écailles de pangolins, 4000 oiseaux et 27 000 reptiles Une opération internationale visant le commerce illégal d’espèces sauvages et de bois a abouti à des centaines

Genève / Maputo, 7 mai 2018 – Plus de 60 représentants de 24 pays d’Afrique, d’Asie, d’Europe et d’Amérique du Nord, ainsi que d’organisations intergouvernementales et non gouvernementales, se sont réunis à Maputo, au Mozambique, du 1 er au 4 mai 2018, pour discuter de l’élaboration et de la mise en œuvre des Plans d’action nationaux pour l’ivoire (PANI) . La Convention sur le commerce international des espèces de faune et de flore sauvages menacées d’extinction (CITES) demande à un

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

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)

ICCWC begins its work The Senior Experts Group of the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) met last week at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna, Austria. Opened by Mr Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of UNODC, the meeting provided an opportunity for specialized staff of the five partner agencies to plan ICCWC activities in the short and mid-term. Experts agreed to develop a comprehensive programme of work. This programme will exploit the expertise of

Putting Saint Petersburg into practice Geneva, 13 December 2010 Within days of the International Tiger Forum, held in Saint Petersburg, the Russian Federation, from 21 to 24 November 2010 ( http://www.tigersummit.ru/eng/index ), tiger range States are demonstrating their commitment to combating illegal trade in tigers and working with the international community. During the Forum, leaders of tiger range States adopted the Global Tiger Recovery Programme and Saint Petersburg Declaration where they acknowledged that enforcement must be a priority and urged

For use of the media only; not an official document. JOINT PRESS RELEASE Powerful alliance to fight wildlife crime comes into effect Saint Petersburg/Geneva/Lyon/Vienna/Washington D.C./Brussels, 23 November 2010 - While the majority of the discussions at the International Tiger Forum in Saint Petersburg this week are understandably on tiger’s habitats and ecosystems, the heads of five major international agencies have met to seal a powerful alliance to fight wildlife crime effectively and discuss collective actions to stop the key drivers