1. WHO does WHAT – Mandates?
Prime Ministers Office
Min. Natural Resources and Environment
Min. Agriculture and Forestry
Min. Finance
Min. Industry and Commerce
Dept. Forest Resources Management
Dept. Forest Inspection
Dept. Customs (Inspection etc)
Dept. Import and Export
(Authorization)
Div. Conservation Forests
Div. Wildlife and Aquatic Inspection
Lao WEN
Div. Wildlife Management
(CITES MA)
International Organizations

2. Lao WEN 2010-12 (2 years) 1281 heads (39 spp)
1.1 ton wildlife products
tons NTFP
113 cases

3. Google search: “wildlife trade news country”
Vietnam
Thailand

4. Google search: “wildlife trade news country”
Indonesia
China

5. Google search: “wildlife trade news country”
Lao PDR
SEE NO – action (except timber)
HEAR NO – champions
- political will
SPEAK NO – results or real interest

6. Why stick your neck out if you don’t have to?
If you’re right nobody (or everybody) will remember
and if you’re wrong people will ask questions

7. Gathering intelligence for enforcement
Nam Et Phou Louey
and Bolikhamxay
Landscape Areas

8. Nam Et who?... and……Boli what?
Nam Et Phou Louey NPA
second largest PA in Lao PDR
WCS 10 years
Bolikhamxay Landscape
3 focal PA’s and 1 protection forest
Xaysavang Trading stomping ground
GREATER Northern Annamites Landscape
Highest level of endemism of any continental area

9. Primarily site based interventions in each scape
Research
Law enforcement
Outreach and Awareness
Capacity Development
Community Livelihoods
Biodiversity Monitoring
Land Use Zoning and Demarcation
Conservation Planning
Management and Administration

10. Gathering intelligence at sites Greatest WCS Lao strength
Enforcement localized within PA’s
Very limited mandate outside PA’s
Effective ‘Boots on the Ground’
M&E tool – MIST/ SMART

11. Gathering intelligence at sites – NEPL and BLX
Informal informant initiatives (say that 5 times fast)
Tip offs from trusted individuals
Only known to the supervisor in each location
No formal info management or analysis
Good incentive program / weak implementation
‘Bottom feeder’ results

12. Gathering intelligence at sites – NEPL NEPL hotline
250 hotline calls (period?), 82 related to illegal activities
22 cases were fined, prosecuted and closed
Ceased operations after 1 year (?)

13. Gathering intelligence – nationwide
Wildlife Health Team (most reliable and recent info)
Extensive surveys of markets nation wide
86 markets visited in 3 years
Spp., volume, and price recorded
14,429 wild birds, 7398 rodents, 3573 bats, 927 reptiles, 403 carnivores, 236 individual+665kg ungulates, 64 primates

14. Collaboration at sites with DOFI
More recently limited collaboration w DOFI/POFI
Although do currently have some funds to assist further
Target market search and seizure
Bottom feeder results
Develop LEAP for Houaphanh province

15. Regional/ International intelligence Casual observations
Received confidentially from sources
Passed on confidentially
No formal data management or analysis
No follow up
CONFIDENTIAL

16. Conclusions
Mid to high level wildlife crime not been a focus historically
Most techniques target low hanging fruit
Currently no strategy to target mid to high level wildlife crime
Information types (observations, phone calls, documents, photographs, s)
No formal data management or analysis
Limited access to case follow up
Limited resources (human and financial)