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WCC 2020 Res 040 - Activity Report

Information générale
Constituant de l’UICN: 
International Fund for Animal Welfare
Type de Constituant de l’UICN: 
IUCN Member
Période d’activité: 
2022
Zone géographique: 
Mondial
Union Européenne (UE)
Centrale-Amérique et Amérique du Sud
Amérique du Nord et Caraïbes
Asie du Sud et Asie de l'Est
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
Quels autres Membres de l’UICN sont impliqués –ou ont été impliqués- dans la mise en œuvre de cette Résolution ?: 
Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía ( MINAE ) / Costa Rica
Wildlife Trust of India ( WTI ) / India
World Wide Fund for Nature - International ( WWF ) / Switzerland
Le Secrétariat de l’UICN, est-il impliqué dans la mise en œuvre de cette Résolution ?: 
Yes
Veuillez indiquer quels autres acteurs (non-membres de l’UICN) sont impliqués dans la mise en œuvre de cette Résolution: 
Belgian Customs, INTERPOL, TRAFFIC
Implémentation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescriptionStatus
FormationIFAW in partnership with several EU law enforcement agencies, WWF and others is working to improve enforcement of wildlife cybercrime through the EU-funded UNITE project. [OP2; OP4.b]On-going
Rassembler des parties prenantes/R�seautageIn May 2021, (after the rafting of the Resolution but prior to its adoption), IFAW in partnership with WWF, INTERPOL, TRAFFIC, BE Customs and with financial support from the EU (ISF) convened a cross-sector workshop to explore trends, emerging issues, challenges and opportunities to strengthen policies to combat wildlife cybercrime. [OP1.a]Completed
Education/Communication/SensibilisationThrough the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online, over 11 billion user accounts have been targeted with messaging on wildlife cybercrime. [OP8]On-going
Autre activit�Together with WWF and TRAFFIC, IFAW continues to support the growth of the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online, to better enable technology companies to tackle wildlife cybercrime. [OP8; OP4.d]On-going
Activit�s visant � influencer et/ou promouvoir les politiquesIFAW has participated in opportunities to strengthen relevant legislation for tackling wildlife cybercrime e.g.: EU Digital Service Act, EU EnviCrime Directive, UK Ivory Act and new EU ivory rules in EU Wildlife Trade regulations, EU Strategy to Tackle Organised Crime. [OP4.a]Completed
Activit�s techniques/scientifiquesSince April, IFAW has been conducting research to review national legislation and best practices in EU Policies to combat wildlife cybercrime and best practices globally in the private sector, CSOs to address wildlife cybercrime. Results will be published in due course. [OP1.b]On-going
Veuillez indiquer quels ont été les résultats obtenus dans le cadre des activités entreprises pour la mise en œuvre de cette Résolution: 
Through support for the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online, IFAW and partners have helped global technology companies (primarily in the US, SE Asia and Europe) improve and enforce policies on wildlife cybercrime. The coalition now includes 47 technology companies, including the biggest names in the world. To date over 11 million posts advertising wildlife or wildlife products have been blocked or removed, over 2,300 company staff trained in detecting illegal activity; and more than 11,000 suspect listings flagged with companies and enforcement agencies through dedicated cyber-spotter programs, which have lead directly to investigations and prosecutions by a number of governments authorities.

Thanks to policy influencing efforts, the new EU Digital Services Act explicitly references the illegal trade of animals in the definition of “illegal content” to be governed by the DSA. Measures under the DSA should help incentivise better enforcement of wildlife cybercrime by digital services providers in the EU.
Quelles mesures ont été prises afin de surmonter ces obstacles ?: 
Digital market places continue to present a large challenge given their huge scale and relative anonymity. Despite improvements in many company policies and some government policies, regulation and enforcement efforts continue to lag behind the scale of effort required to address the problem. Similarly generating financial resources to tackle the problem at scale remains a challenge.
Veuillez indiquer et décrire brièvement les activités planifiées par la suite pour la mise en œuvre de cette Résolution: 
Activité FutureDescription
Rassembler des parties prenantes/R�seautageAt the forthcoming CoP19 of CITES, IFAW will co-host with Costa Rica a side-event: Creating a coordinated approach to combat wildlife crime linked to the internet – with speakers from law enforcement, CITES MA, NGOs/private sector.
Autre activit�IFAW will continue to support the Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online, to improve company policies, support enforcement efforts, an raise awareness with the public.
Activit�s visant � influencer et/ou promouvoir les politiquesIFAW will continue to work with law makers in the EU to push for the adoption of an EU Code of Conduct on Wildlife Cybercrime under the new Digital Services Act.
Activit�s techniques/scientifiquesIFAW intends to undertake a review of current best practices and loopholes in regulations/policies in the Greater Mekong Region.
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