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1 Starving the Supply Interventions to Curb Illegal Wildlife Trade from Southeast Asia into Southern China Dr. Yannick Kuehl TRAFFIC Regional Director East&South Asia

2 TRAFFIC A Global Partnership

3 TRAFFIC Global Work Programme TRAFFIC s mission is to ensure that trade in wild plants animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature.

4 TRAFFIC's vision is of a world where wildlife trade is: Managed in a way that maintains healthy wildlife populations ecosystems; Contributes to meeting human needs; Supports local national economies; Helps motivate commitments to conserve wild species habitats.

5 Poached rhinos Arrests in South Africa Poaching crisis driven by trade

6 About African elephants poached per year 6 Carlos Drews WWF

7 Why do we need action?

8 Links to organized crime

9 Low Risk / High Reward Attracts Serious Organised Criminal Elements

10 Wildlife trade in Greater China: Big business

11 TRAFFIC s proposal targeted for: CEPF Strategic Direction 2: Demonstrate innovative responses to illegal trafficking consumption of wildlife Working area are Yunnan Guangxi provinces of China (Indo-Burma hotspot)

12 Mong La: Myanmar China Border Thouss of pieces of ivory found for sale on Myanmar s border with China Brisk trade threatens slow lorises Myanmar a gateway for illegal trade in Tigers other wild cats to China

13 Enforcement Challenges

14 Project components 1) Sharing of illegal wildlife trade information analysis results facilitates intelligence-led law enforcement approaches between Chinese government agencies at provincial, national international levels 2) Innovative approaches are developed, deployed promoted to combat wildlife crimes in China Southeast Asian countries using wildlife detector dogs 3) Capacity of enforcement officials is enhanced by participating in targeted inter-agency training events through support to interagency enforcement actions 4) Trans-boundary collaboration to combat cross-border wildlife smuggling between China Viet Nam/Laos/Myanmar is strengthened 5) Supply of dem for illegal wildlife products are reduced by conducting trainings, awareness raising social marketing campaigns

15 Changing Theory Consumer of Change Behaviour Starving the supply of illegal goods to consumers Supply Reduction Dem Reduction Reducing the dem for illegal goods by consumers Dem Reduction: Evidence-based targeted messaging Consumer research 5-steps approach Creative Experts

16 TRAFFIC s Project Concept Capacity building TRAFFIC Information intelligence Enforcement departments Illegal trafficking consumption Targeted messaging Innovative approach General public National/ Provincial Enforcement departments of SEA countries

17 Capacity Building: Guangxi Forest Police CITES Enforcement Training 5% of Guangxi Forest Police (more than 120 policemen) attended this training Species identification, evidence obtaining, criminal investigating, etc. Dynamics of illegal wildlife trade in Guangxi had been presented by TRAFFIC

18 Information: Regular Physical Market Surveys Market survey in border areas of Guangxi Yunnan province (Dongxing, Pingxiang, Mohan, Daluo, Nanning, Beihai Kunming). Results had been shared with local enforcement departments for enforcement actions.

19 Innovative Approach: Wildlife Detector Dogs

20 Scent Detection

21 Innovative Approach: Wildlife Detector Dogs 15 cases, more than 16 kg wildlife products confiscated by one dog in Guangzhou airport in a year

22 Innovative Approach: Regional Detector Dog Training WCO A/P regional customs canine training deploying seminar was held in December 2014 Representatives of Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar Thail attended this workshop Demonstration of wildlife detector dog (tiger bones)

23 Information Sharing for Practitioners 7 issues of China s wildlife enforcement news digests had been compiled released to more than 500 receivers

24 Dem Reduction in China Viet Nam We will not consume or purchase illegal TRAFFIC endangered is a joint programme species of product

25 October September 2015: Be Aware Character Masculinity Spirituality Targeted Messaging Example

26 Innovative Approach: Wildlife Witness App Smartphone App to report illegal trade Supply Dem Reduction Active engagement of public

27 Challenges/lessons learned Challenges: Slow start: staff changes Copyright of Wild witness App Lessons learned: Improved recruitment/replacement/training procedures Contracting with external partners

28 Next Activities 1. In cooperation with China Postal Bureau CITES MA, TRAFFIC organizes a workshop, where the commitments to Zero Tolerance towards transportation of illegal wildlife products will be announced by top Chinese courier/logistic companies in Beijing on 3 rd Mar Support the training use of wildlife detector dog in Yunnan Guangxi province 3. Facilitate China CITES MA to hold the dialogue meeting or visit to MM/LA/VN in Solve the copyright problem start the translation of wildlife trade smartphone app

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