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PRESS RELEASE On 21 and 22 November 2022 more than 100 representatives from networks, law enforcement authorities, inter-governmental organizations and other relevant organizations came together at the 4th Global meeting of Wildlife Enforcement Networks (WENs). Regional networks which comprise a variety of national wildlife law enforcement agencies across the criminal justice chain, including police, customs and prosecutors from around the world, came together to share experiences and enhance collaboration between wildlife law enforcement officers working to combat wildlife crime in

PRESS RELEASE On 18 November, alongside the 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CoP19) that is taking place in Panama from the 14 th – 22 nd November 2022, Botswana and Panama highlighted at an event hosted by the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) how the Consortium has contributed to their enforcement efforts and to enhance their responses to combat wildlife crime

PRESS RELEASE Next week marks the beginning of the 19 th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CoP19), taking place in Panama from the 14 th – 22 nd November 2022. As part of CoP19, the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) will not only report on its work to the Conference of the Parties (see CoP19 Doc. 17.5 ), but will also host

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

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