STRENGTHENING CITES COMPLIANCE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND OCEANIA

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT SELECTED DEVELOPING COUNTRY PARTIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND IN OCEANIA IN THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THEIR CITES COMPLIANCE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERFORMANCE.

THE NEEDS FOR PRIORITY SUPPORT IN EACH COUNTRY WOULD BE A COMBINATION OF THOSE IDENTIFIED THROUGH COMPLIANCE MECHANISMS AND THOSE EXPRESSED BY PARTIES THEMSELVES, WITH THE AIM TO DIRECTLY SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS IN ADDRESSING THEIR COMPLIANCE PRIORITIES AND CHALLENGES AND TACKLING ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE.

THE PROJECT IS INTENDED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE LONG-TERM CONSERVATION AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THROUGH WELL-MANAGED AND EFFECTIVELY REGULATED TRADE IN WILDLIFE, BY ENSURING THAT THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN CITES-LISTED WILDLIFE SPECIES IS LEGAL, SUSTAINABLE, AND TRACEABLE.

SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: (1) NATIONAL CAPACITY ASSESSMENT ON CITES IMPLEMENTATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE PRIORITIES, NEEDS AND CHALLENGES (AND THEIR CAUSES) TO AGREE ON A WORK PLAN WITH EACH TARGET COUNTRIES AND (2) SUPPORT TO ADDRESS PRIORITY COMPLIANCE NEEDS.