Partners
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
CITES is an international agreement between governments. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. CITES establishes the legal framework and procedural mechanisms for the regulation of international trade in over 37,000 species of animals and plants, to ensure that international trade in wild fauna and flora is legal, sustainable and traceable.
The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)
INTERPOL is the world’s largest international criminal police organization, with 196 member countries. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police cooperation, and assists all organizations, authorities and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime. This is done by providing a high-tech infrastructure of technical and operational support such as targeted training, expert investigative support, specialized databases and secure police communications channels. To address environmental crime issues, the INTERPOL General Secretariat has an Environmental Security Sub-Directorate under the Directorate of Organized and Emerging Crimes.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
UNODC is the global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and transnational organized crime. For nearly three decades UNODC has been helping to make the world safer from drugs, organized crime, corruption and terrorism. UNODC is active in all regions of the world through an extensive network of field offices. UNODC’s Global Programme on Crimes that Affect the Environment is the focal point for the organizations’ work in addressing wildlife crime and other crimes that affect the environment and supports Member States in improving national, regional and international criminal justice and preventive responses.
World Bank Group (WBG)
The World Bank Group works to create a world free of poverty on a liveable planet through a combination of financing, knowledge, and expertise. It consists of the World Bank, including the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA); the International Finance Corporation (IFC); the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA); and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
World Customs Organization (WCO)
The World Customs Organization is the only intergovernmental organization exclusively focused on Customs matters. As the global centre of Customs expertise, WCO currently represents 187 Customs administrations worldwide, which collectively process approximately 98% of global trade.
Donors
The following donors are generously providing funds to support the implementation of the ICCWC Vision 2030 and its ICCWC Strategic Action Plan 2023-2026:
European Union
The European Union’s contribution supports the enhancement of coordinated responses and information sharing to combat wildlife crime at national, regional and international levels. It is also focused on bolstering national enforcement systems, including customs, police and border control, and supporting demand-reduction efforts.
Principality of Monaco
The Principality of Monaco is focused on ensuring post-operational support to wildlife crime cases, supporting West and Central Africa in implementing CITES CoP Decisions, maintaining the CITES Annual Illegal Trade Database, and communicating on ICCWC activities.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
The UK’s contribution to ICCWC is focused on supporting the disruption of criminal networks involved in wildlife crime, on ensuring that countries are able to take effective action against this type of crime, and on enhancing national and international coordination and cooperation to this end.
United States of America
The US’s contribution to ICCWC is focused on supporting the development and operation of Wildlife Enforcement Networks (WENs) globally, including in the Caribbean region.
Past donors
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