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WCC 2012 Res 133 - Activity Report

Submitted by lin on Tue, 06/28/2016 - 11:33
General Information
Improving capacity for enforcement of legislation relating to wildlife crime
IUCN Constituent: 
Environmental Law Centre
IUCN Constituent type: 
IUCN Secretariat
Period covered: 
2016
Geographic scope: 
Global
In implementing this Resolution your organization has worked/consulted with...
IUCN Members: 
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH ( GIZ ) / Germany
World Wide Fund for Nature - Switzerland ( WWF ) / Switzerland
IUCN Commissions: 
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2013-2016 (WCEL)
IUCN Secretariat: 
Yes
Implementation
Indicate and briefly describe any actions that have been carried out to implement this Resolution: 
ActionDescription
Capacity-buildingTwo capacity building workshops held in Tanzania to train judges, prosecutors and investigators.
Education/Communication/Raising awareness WILDLEX (www.wildlex.org) a web-based database of judicial cases on wildlife crime and illegal trade with almost 300 cases was developed. Discussions have taken place with relevant stakeholders to provide cases and materials from other countries, including Argentina, Ecuador, Australia, Uganda, Kenya and the United States.
Scientific/technical activitiesThrough the collaboration with GIZ and TRAFFIC, IUCN Environmental Law Centre has conducted an analysis of nearly 300 court cases related to wildlife crime in Tanzania. The analysis report will focus on trends in conviction rates, conviction rate per region and trends in the penalties applied (fine and jail sentences) for the initial trial cases, and identify percentage of overturned appealed...
Please report on the result /achievement of the actions taken: 
Centred on the WILDLEX platform, a voluntary network of lawyers will be engaged in the collection and analysis of case laws on wildlife crime. Potential collaboration with the UN Office for Drugs and Crimes is undertaken.
What challenges have you encountered in implementing this Resolution and what measures have you taken to overcome them?: 
develop and submit relevant proposals to potential donors
Identify and briefly describe what future actions are planned for the implementation of this Resolution: 
Future ActionDescription
Fundraising
Additional Information
External link(s): 
WILDLEX