1. ICCWC: coordinated action to combat wildlife crime
International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime
Enhancing Responses to Combat Wildlife Crime
ICCWC: coordinated action to combat wildlife crime
2nd Global meeting of Wildlife Enforcement Networks, September 2016

2. #SeriousAboutWildlifeCrime
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3. The ICCWC response The CITES Secretariat Complementary mandates
INTERPOL
Joining forces as ICCWC
Unique pool of knowledge and expertise
UN Office on Drugs and Crime
World Bank
Extensive national and regional networks
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No country can fight wildlife crime on its own
Strong collective law enforcement efforts across range, transit an destination countries to fight wildlife crime effectively, must continue and be further enhanced.
Establishment of ICCWC recognize need for increased coordination and cooperation and marked a significant development in this regard.
Collaborative effort by CITES, INTERPOL, UNODC, the World Bank, and the WCO, to bring coordinated support to the national wildlife law enforcement agencies and to the sub- regional and regional networks that act in defense of natural resources.
United under ICCWC, the five organizations have a unique pool of thematically relevant technical and programming expertise, that present the opportunity for a novel approach to the multi-facetted challenges posed by wildlife crime.
World Customs Organization

5. Coordinated Law Enforcement Support
Switzerland - Rhinoceros Ministerial Dialogue and Senior Officials Meeting (2015)
United Kingdom
- Operational meeting (2015, 2016)
Czech Republic
- Controlled delivery workshop (2015)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Toolkit implementation (2016)*
United Arab Emirates - WIST deployment (2015)
Nepal
- Toolkit implementation (2014)
Bangladesh - Workshop on fundamentals of CITES (2015)
- Training on special investigative techniques (2015) - Toolkit implementation (2013)
Republic of Korea - Workshop to combat smuggling of timber from Madagascar to Asia (2014)
France
- Preoperational training, Operation Cobra III (2014)
China - Controlled delivery workshop (2011)
Bahamas - Regional meeting on wildlife law enforcement in the Caribbean (2016)
- Toolkit implementation (2016)*
Viet Nam
- Toolkit implementation (2016)
- Workshop on illegal timber trade in South-East Asia (2013)
Togo
- Toolkit implementation (2016)*
- WIST deployment (2014)
Mexico - Toolkit implementation (2016)
Lao People’s Democratic Republic - Assessment of law enforcement capacity needs (2013)
Gabon
- Toolkit implementation (2014)
Colombia
- Toolkit implementation ( )*
Thailand
- Controlled delivery workshop (2015)
- Ministerial roundtable on combatting transnational organized wildlife & forest crime (2013) - Specialized training on combating wildlife crime (2013)
- 1st Global Meeting of WEN’s (2013)
Congo
- Toolkit implementation (2016)*
Sri Lanka - WIST deployment (2013)
Guyana
Toolkit implementation ( )*
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Toolkit implementation (2016)*
Peru
- Toolkit implementation (2014)
Angola
- Toolkit implementation (2016)*
Regional Law Enforcement Operations & Activities: - Project WAYLAY (Global*) - Support for INAMA Project (Sub-Saharan Africa*)
- Operation INFRATERRA (Africa, Asia and Latin America, Phase I, 2015; Phase II, 2016*)
- Firearms and Ballistics Initiative (Eastern Africa, 2016*)
- Operation to combat illegal trade in shahtoosh shawls (Global, 2016*) - Support for Operation COBRA III (Global, 2015) - Operation PAWS (Asia, 2015) - Operation URSA (Asia, 2015) - Support for Operation COBRA II (Africa-Asia, 2014)
Singapore - Reptiles Regional Investigative and Analytical Case Meeting (RIACM, 2016)
South Africa - 2nd Global Meeting of WEN’s (2016)*
- Global Partnerships Coordination Forum hosted by ICCWC (2016)* - 1st International rhinoceros DNA sampling training workshop (2013)
United Republic of Tanzania
- Toolkit implementation (2016)* - COBRA III post operational review training workshop (2015)
Kenya
- Toolkit implementation (2016)* - Rhinoceros Enforcement Task Force meeting (2013)
-Workshop for wildlife law enforcement officers from Africa & Asia (2013)
-Operation COBRA II operational planning meeting (2013)
Madagascar - Toolkit implementation (2016) - WIST deployment (2015)
- Complimentary Customs mission (2015)
Mozambique
- Toolkit implementation (2016)*
Botswana
- Toolkit implementation (2015)
Toolkit: Wildlife & Forest Crime Analytic Toolkit WEN: Wildlife Enforcement Network
WIST: Wildlife Incident Support Team *: ongoing/planned activities
Analysis of national responses
Capacity building and law enforcement support
Cross-cutting activities

6. ICCWC Strategic Programme 2016-2020
ICCWC’s comprehensive strategy outlining the types of activities to be pursued by ICCWC up to 2020 based on funding availability and donor support

7. The Strategic Programme comprise of a set of concrete priorities and activities to substantially reduce poaching and trafficking in wildlife and forest products.
It is guided by the strategic plans and work programmes of the five organizations and building on the Consortium’s Strategic Mission , which identified key areas where ICCWC is uniquely-placed to make a contribution to effectively combat Illicit trafficking in wildlife.
Developed taking into account the shifting global landscape and activities underway by different organizations to combat Illicit trafficking in wildlife. It is based on a review of activities, priorities and recommendations following a detailed analysis of activities conducted to date.
The ICCWC Strategic Programme is based on the following framework (as you can see in the slide):
IMPACT: implementation will result in reduced poaching and trafficking in wildlife and forest products.
the 5 focus areas identified by the ICCWC Strategic Mission
21 activities and 57 related sub-activities have been identified and grouped based on a detailed analysis of activities conducted to date, and a review of priorities, recommendations and requests by the ICCWC SEG and partner agencies, including findings and recommendations resulting from the implementation of the ICCWC Toolkit.
expected to achieve 12 outcomes – which you can see on the slide - to enhance the capacity of law enforcement agencies to combat wildlife crime.

9. The International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime presents
World Wildlife Crime Report
Jorge Rios, Chief, UNODC Global Programme for Combating Wildlife and Forest Crime

12. Together, just a few types of wildlife can account for 90% of the total

13. Illegal Wildlife Trade: A series of related but distinct markets

14. Vulnerable Markets Where there is no international regulation
Uncontrolled wild sourcing
Laundering through farms, captive breeding operations
Use of fraudulent paperwork

15. Implications for Policy
Mutual recognition
Victim assistance
Capacity building
Establish trade standards
Address corruption

16. International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime
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