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Physical Inspection, Wood Identification, Risk Assessment and Forensics: Empowering Law Enforcement Officers to Tackle Illegal Timber Trade in Africa Kampala, 9 December 2024 – Healthy forests sustain biodiversity, livelihoods, and local economies. Home to most of the planet’s terrestrial species, forests provide millions of people with jobs, along with food and fuel for more than 90 percent of the world’s most vulnerable populations. When forests are threatened, so too are the benefits they provide and the survival of wildlife. To

The International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime launches its 2023 Annual Report The International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) has launched its Annual Report for 2023. The 2023 Annual Report highlights the successes and achievements of countries supported by ICCWC in combating wildlife and forest crime. The Consortium uses targeted and evidence-based approaches to strengthen criminal justice systems and provide coordinated support to enhance responses to wildlife crime. This includes technical assistance, intelligence-led global operations, capacity building, financial investigations

Launch of the World Wildlife Crime Report 2024: New data, trends, threats and possible solutions to combat illegal wildlife trade Vienna, 14 May 2024 The World Wildlife Crime Report 2024 was launched yesterday by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Vienna, Austria. This is the third report in a series following the 2020 and 2016 publications. The report provides an updated focus on trends in the illegal trade in wildlife species listed in the Convention on

De la saisie aux poursuites : l’ICCWC accueille la première conférence mondiale sur le commerce illégal des espèces sauvages 1 er mai 2024 Du 22 au 24 avril 2024, les services mondiaux de lutte contre la fraude (douanes, police, ministère public) de plus de 20 pays d’Amérique du Sud, d’Afrique subsaharienne et d’Asie-Pacifique se sont réunis dans le cadre de la première conférence mondiale de l’ICCWC sur le commerce illégal d’espèces sauvages. La conférence était organisée par le Consortium international

Le 23 novembre 2020, nous célébrerons le dixième anniversaire de la création du Consortium international de lutte contre la criminalité liée aux espèces sauvages (ICCWC), l’initiative de collaboration entre le Secrétariat de la Convention sur le commerce international des espèces de faune et de flore sauvages menacées d’extinction (CITES), INTERPOL, l’Office des Nations unies contre la drogue et le crime (ONUDC), la Banque mondiale et l’Organisation mondiale des douanes (OMD). Ces cinq organismes intergouvernementaux travaillent collectivement à travers l’ICCWC afin

Genève, 10 juillet 2020 - L’Office des Nations Unies contre la drogue et le crime (ONUDC) a présenté le Rapport mondial sur la criminalité liée aux espèces sauvages pour 2020 ( World Wildlife Crime Report 2020 ) lors d’une réunion virtuelle au plus haut niveau au cours de laquelle ont été délivrées les déclarations de Mme Ghada Whaly et Mme Angela Me, respectivement Directrice exécutivede l’ONUDC et Cheffe de la branche Recherches et analyses, de Mme Carla Montesi, Directrice de

Discours de bienvenue de la Secrétaire générale de la CITES (5 min.) Excellences Messieurs les chefs d’État, Mesdames et Messieurs les Ministres, distingués invités, Mesdames et Messieurs, C’est avec grand plaisir que je m’adresse à vous à l’occasion de cette première conférence de haut niveau des Amériques sur le commerce illégal des espèces sauvages. Nous constatons que l’appui politique de haut niveau et la coopération régionale et internationale sur ce thème qui nous préoccupe ne cessent de croître et je

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