Concrete measures agreed to tackle illicit trafficking in Siamese rosewood
Government of Thailand hosts the 2 nd Regional Dialogue on Preventing Illegal Logging and Trade of Siamese Rosewood Geneva, 11 April 2016 - The illegal logging and trafficking of Siamese rosewood ( Dalbergia cochinchinensis) is causing the serious decline of these species in the wild, and considerable damage to the ecological integrity of Southeast Asian forests. Siamese rosewood is a CITES Appendix II listed species that is native to the Indo-China sub region, and is only found in Cambodia, Lao
CITES Secretary-General's keynote address at the International conference on wildlife crime - The Hague, Netherlands
Keynote Address - Plenary Opening Session By John E. Scanlon CITES Secretary-General CITES – galvanizing a global collective effort to save wildlife “ CITES … an international agreement that stands at the intersection between trade, the environment and development ” 1 ----- Hon. Martijn van Dam, Chair of the Conference, Minister for Agriculture of the Netherlands Dr. Abiodun Williams, President, The Hague Institute for Global Justice The Hon. Claudia McMurray , Senior Counselor, The Prince of Wales ISU Distinguished guests
Wildlife Crime Consortium launches enforcement indicators for wildlife and forest crime and a new global programme
For use of the media only; not an official document. PRESS RELEASE Wildlife Crime Consortium launches enforcement indicators for wildlife and forest crime and a new global programme Geneva, 13 January 2016 – The International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) has unveiled its Strategic Programme for 2016-2020 , detailing targeted activities, operations and initiatives the Consortium aims to deliver to support wildlife law enforcement agencies to combat illicit wildlife trafficking and enhance their capacity to take enforcement action to
Opening remarks by John E. Scanlon, CITES Secretary-General
Bangkok, Thailand, 14 February, 2012 Executive Director of INTERPOL's Police Service Leaders of the Customs and Police authorities of the tiger range States Representatives of the Host Country Colleagues from the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime Distinguished participants " Our collective enforcement efforts to fight tiger crime must not just result in seizures - they must result in prosecutions, convictions and strong penalties to stop the flow of contraband. If we get the entire enforcement system right for the
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