Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime

We are delighted to announce three new appointments; Ana Motamayor who is joining as our new Policy Officer, and Emma Hansson and Amanda Narhan Pereira who are joining us for an internship. If you would like to find out more about our three new appointees, and their contact details, please go to this link https://lnkd.in/dvp2rPj9 EWC is fortunate to have three such talented people join our support team; working to support States, our Steering Group, International Champions, and Technical Advisors in advancing our objectives. Lasty, we say a big thank you to Alice Pasqualato for her contribution towards our work over the past three years and best of luck in her new role. #endwildlifecrime

The Metropolitan Police Service, London is dismantling its Met Wildlife Crime Unit, which has been in existence for 20 years. The Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime has written an open letter to Sir Mark Rowly QPM, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service, requesting the Met to reconsider this decision and the reasons why it should do so. Feel free to share this open letter widely and to lend your support to ensuring the Met retains a fully operational Wildlife Crime Unit. For some context. The website for the Metropolitan Police Service says that it has over 34,200 police officers as well as 10,500 police staff, 1,280 police community support officers, and 1,300 Metropolitan special constables, making it the United Kingdom’s largest police force. It does not seem too much to ask for the Met to maintain its Wildlife Crime Unit, with just two dedicated police officers, as well as two police staff, to support a global and national effort to prevent and combat these serious and highly destructive crimes. Link to the open letter available here https://bit.ly/45ZXSiA ADM Capital Foundation Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime Born Free Foundation Ben Goldsmith Richard Benyon John Cusack James Drake KC Rhett Ayers Butler Biodiversity Challenge Funds Steve Reed Mark Jones Alexandra Zimmermann Alexander Rhodes Charlie Mayhew OBE Rob Campbell Sarah Bailey Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Alexandre Antonelli #endwildlifecrime #wildlife #wildlifecrime #london

Great to update the Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime (EWC) International Champion organisations and Technical Advisors on our progress. We welcomed our most recent Champion, Re:wild as well as our three new Technical Advisors – with our Champions now numbering 38. We briefed our Champions on: - our new Impact Technology Champions initiative with Sarah M. W. Maston (see https://lnkd.in/eFaZpubu);  - the Council of Europe negotiations with Ana Motamayor;   - the 33rd Session of the UN Crime Commission (CCPCJ), including our side event and other events we participated in (see https://lnkd.in/euePfK37); - the reports released at the CCPCJ meeting by the UNODC on Resolution 31/1, wildlife crime, and crimes that affect the environment (see link above);  - the UNTOC Constructive Dialogue we participated in;  - the status of our 'one health' GTZ project with Susan Herman Lylis; and  - the current status of the Pandemics Instrument negotiations. We also discussed upcoming events where the EWC will be active, including the UNTOC CoP, CBD CoP, and the Global Nature Positive Summit 2024 with Zara Bending, amongst many other events, and looked ahead to 2025/26. Other upcoming events of note in 2024 include the International Ranger Federation World Ranger Congress and the Fighting Financial Crime Annual Summit. We are most grateful to all of our Champions and Technical Advisors for their ongoing support. #endwildlifecrime #wildlifetrafficking ADM Capital Foundation Sophie le Clue The ICCF Group African Wildlife Foundation Global Environmental Institute The TreadRight Foundation Wildlife Justice Commission Freeland Brasil Born Free Foundation Conservation International Wildlife Conservation Society International Ranger Federation Emma Hansson Amanda Narhan Pereira Legal Atlas® Jane Goodall Institute Global The Jane Goodall Institute Australia Taronga Conservation Society Australia Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime Lisa Hartevelt John Cusack Chris Galliers Susan Lieberman Neil Vora, MD Craig Hoover Juliana Ferreira Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental Prof. Dr. Christina Voigt IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law Anne van Aaken Asli Han Gedik Roberto Dondisch

We are delighted to welcome Re:wild as our 38th International Champion. Founded by a group of renowned conservation scientists together with Leonardo DiCaprio and combining more than 35 years of conservation impact, Re:wild is a force multiplier that brings together Indigenous peoples, local communities, influential leaders, nongovernmental organizations, governments, companies, and the public to protect and rewild at the scale and speed we need. For more on all of our Champions see endwildlifecrime.org

Welcoming Asli Han Gedik, Dr Anne van Aaken and Dr Roberto Dondisch as our latest Technical Advisors. Learn more about our Technical Advisors and extensive Champions network ➡ endwildlifecrime.org

On 4-7 June 2024, the Council of Europe Committee of Experts on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law (PC-ENV) held its final round of negotiations for a new environmental crime Convention. The Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime participated in the proceedings as an observer. The Initiative congratulates the negotiating States on successfully concluding the text of the Convention, which will eventually be open for signature by both member and non-member States of the Council of Europe. The Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime has taken part in every meeting of the PC-ENV since April 2023, offering technical inputs as an observer and urging States to adopt an ambitious text to prevent and combat wildlife crimes (Art. 24 and 24 bis) - alongside Born Free Foundation and the Wildlife Justice Commission. The final meeting of the PC-ENV will be held on 7-9 October 2024 at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg and will be dedicated to discuss and agree on the Explanatory Memorandum. 📌 For more information on the PC-ENV, visit: https://lnkd.in/d7b_RmFv #EndWildlifeCrime #CouncilofEurope ADM Capital Foundation John Scanlon AO Alice Pasqualato Elodie Cantaloube Olivia Swaak-Goldman

Thank you to everyone who submitted an application for our Policy Intern position. We received an impressive number of highly competitive applications. The application window is now closed.

On Friday 7 June 2024, the Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime, represented by its Policy Officer Alice Pasqualato was honoured to join the panel on 'Criminalization of Crimes that Affect the Environment' at the UNODC Constructive Dialogue on Technical Assistance and International Cooperation. Ms. Pasqualato was asked to elaborate on the gaps in the current international response to crimes that affect the environment. Her presentation has been made available at: https://lnkd.in/d9jxReEh Other expert panelists included Lisa Hartevelt, from Wildlife Justice Commission, and Simone Haysom, from the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime. #EndWildlifeCrime John Scanlon AO ADM Capital Foundation Born Free Foundation 📷Photo credit: UNODC UNTOC

*UPDATE: The application window has now closed - thank you! We were thrilled to receive so many competitive applications and will be in touch with shortlisted candidates soon.* We are hiring! 📢 The Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime is looking for a 6 month part-time Policy Intern to support its work throughout 2024. Consult the Terms of Reference below for more information. #EndWildlifeCrime John Scanlon AO Alice Pasqualato ADM Capital Foundation Born Free Foundation The ICCF Group Wildlife Justice Commission Jane Goodall Institute Global Freeland Brasil

🐘 🌍 Celebrating the 4th Anniversary of the Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime on UN World Environment Day 2024! 🌍🐘 We are excited to introduce the launch of our 'Impact Technology Champions,' a pioneering network of technologists, independent software vendors (ISVs), independent hardware vendors (IHVs), and system integrators (SIs) who are integrating and scaling solutions to harness technology to fight wildlife crime and safeguard our planet. Co-chaired by Sarah M. W. Maston, EWC Special Adviser on Technology and Founder of Project 15 from Microsoft, and John Scanlon AO, this new network will bring together a diverse array of partners committed to making a difference. “We are running out of time. There will be no ‘killer app’ for conservation. What we need is a ‘killer partner ecosystem’”, said Sarah Maston. Stay tuned for the announcement of the founding Impact Technology Champions in the coming weeks. Read our media release: https://bit.ly/3V2rq9S #WorldEnvironmentDay #EndWildlifeCrime #ConservationTechnology #ImpactTechChampions #Sustainability #UNEnvironmentDay