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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

JOINT PRESS RELEASE Fight against wildlife crime gets a USD20 million boost Geneva 29 November – At an event held alongside the 69th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee (SC69), the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) announced generous new funding of USD20 million to scale up the fight against illegal wildlife trade. The significant new funding will be provided by the European Union (EU) (EUR 13,500,000), Germany (EUR 400,000) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

For use of the media only; not an official document. JOINT PRESS RELEASE Links between corruption and wildlife crime highlighted at UN anti-corruption conference VIENNA, 6 November 2017 — The Secretariat of the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) spearheaded a number of events at the 7thsession of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC CoSP7, Vienna

Plenary: Remarks by John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General 7th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption Vienna, 6-10 November 2017 Thank you President and thank you for giving CITES the opportunity to address today’s Plenary session, which is a first for the Convention. I would also like to express our sincere thanks to Executive Director Yury Fedotov and his good team for their extraordinary support for CITES and the fight against wildlife

For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE CITES welcomes powerful new UN resolution on tackling illicit wildlife trafficking UN General Assembly concludes its 71st session on a high note by embracing the groundbreaking CITES decisions adopted at CoP17 last year Geneva, 12 September 2017: A far reaching Resolution on tackling illicit wildlife trafficking was adopted by the 193 Member States of the United Nations at the final meeting of the 71 st session of the

Destiné uniquement aux médias; Document non officiel. COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE Nouveaux fonds déboursés par la France et Monaco pour stimuler la lutte contre la criminalité liée aux espèces sauvages Genève, 26 juin 2017 – La France et la Principauté de Monaco ont généreusement contribué au financement du Consortium international de lutte contre la criminalité liée aux espèces sauvages (ICCWC), une collaboration entre le Secrétariat de la CITES, INTERPOL, l’Office des Nations Unies contre la drogue et le crime, la Banque