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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

FOLLOWING THE MONEY APPROACH: UNODC national workshop in Kenya and regional workshop for the Caribbean Region in Panama on "Recovering the proceeds from wildlife and forest crime" Two workshops addressing “Recovery of Proceeds of Crime from Wildlife and Forestry Offences” were organised by UNODC from 24-28 November 2014, in Naivasha, Kenya, and 1- 4 December 2014 in Panama City, Panama. The workshop in Naivasha, Kenya was a practical case-study based workshop, hosted by the Government of Kenya in cooperation with

LYON, France - An INTERPOL report has underlined the need for greater coordinated enforcement efforts worldwide to combat the illegal trade in bears to ensure that offenders are identified and prosecuted and that the illegal trade does not have a lasting impact on bear species. The “Assessment on Illegal Bear Trade” report by INTERPOL’s Environmental Security unit highlights in particular how poaching and the illegal trade of bears, their parts and derivatives continue on a large scale worldwide. With the

LYON, France – A five-month long INTERPOL-coordinated operation targeting wildlife trafficking in tigers and other big cats across Asia has resulted in the seizure of hundreds of animals and more than 160 arrests. Involving 13 countries, Operation PAWS (Protection of Asian Wildlife Species) also focused on lesser known species also in high demand by the black market, such as bears and pangolins. Wildlife traders using the internet and social media in certain countries were also investigated. Among the live animals

Expert group on timber analysis meets in Vienna Last week, UNODC with its partners of the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) united efforts to tackle timber crimes by bringing together 30 experts from various disciplines to discuss issues related to timber trafficking and how the use of scientific methods can support law enforcement operations and judicial responses to this crime. Experts from around the world gathered in Vienna from 10 – 12 December to look at the timber

Document non officiel destiné uniquement aux médias COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE Un grand pas en avant dans la lutte contre la criminalité liée aux espèces sauvages La CITES soutient l’opération d’INTERPOL visant à localiser des malfaiteurs recherchés pour des atteintes à l’environnement, y compris des leaders de la criminalité liée aux espèces sauvages Genève, le 17 novembre 2014 - La première opération mondiale ciblant les individus recherchés pour des atteintes graves à l’environnement, incluant la criminalité liée aux espèces sauvages, menée