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Illegal wildlif trade is boom e ing The last decade has seen a spike in illegal wildlife trafficking globally. Despite increased efforts to protect animals, the traffickers are still winning – conservation efforts alone will not be enough. 1.3 million IF WE LOSE THIS FIGHT THERE I NO WAY BACK S If historical trends continue the African Elephant could be extinct in the next 10 years 1 600,000 352,000 160,000 ? ? 1979 1989 2016 2025 2028 pangolins are harvested annually from forests in central Africa, making it the world’s most illegally traded animal 2 2.7 M tigers exist in the wild. There are more held in captivity in the United States, including in backyards 3 3,890 PEOPLE ARE IN THE FIRING LINE rangers have been killed in the past 10 years - the large majorit commercial y due to and armed m poachers ilitia groups 4 1,000+ This is a global, highl profitable organised cr y ime This isn’t just a conservation issue. HIGHLY LUCRATIVE FOR CRIMINAL NETWORKS 10 X 200 X 4 th Ivory price Rhino horns mark-up price mark-up between between Most profitable slaughter in slaughter in Africa and Africa and criminal trafficking sale in South- sale in South- enterprise 5 East Asia 6 East Asia 6 African species SOURCING TRANSPORT CONSUMER (local and international) Poachers Wholesalers, factories, Middlemen, corrupt and hunters retailers and buyers officials, couriers and freight businesses THERE’S A HUGE HUMAN COST Linked to the Fuels Undermines Impoverishes illegal drugs corruption the rule of law communities and arms trades We need to pursue the finances and the criminal networks By following the money financial institutions can… Build a better picture of the finances behind the trade 3 1 2 Iden if crimina t y and map l networks Provide evidence to support investigations and prosecutions But there is far more to be done Percentage of the key 11 % countries involved in the trade that conducted any financial investigation into wildlife crimes 7 Percentage of the key countries involved in the trade that conducted 26 % investigations into the wider criminal network 7 Now the financial sector is coming together to use the power of financial intelligence to turn the tide Wildli United for fe Financial 20+ Taskforce financial institutions To make a difference, Taskforce members are committing to... Deliver conservation Prioritise the issue Better utilise existing intelligence to the heart within member partnerships among of thefinancial system institutions and use law enforcement, their expertise in financial institutions, fighting financial crime regulators and NGOs to unearth connections But this alone will not be enough, we need to work with others to… Reduce the demand for illegal wildlife to destroy the market Increase the seizure of illegal goods and illicit financial assets 1 2 3 Help bring traffickers to justice and advocate for appropriate punishment Sources 1 The Elephant Census, 2017 2 Assessing Africa-Wide Pangolin Exploitation by Scaling Local Data, Conservation Letters, June 2017 3 Global Impacts of the Illegal Wildlife Trade, The Costs of Crime, Insecurity and Institutional Erosion, Chatham House, February 2014 4 The Thin Green Line Foundation, 2018 5 United Nations Environment Programme, The Environmental Crime Crisis, 2014 6 Global Impacts of the Illegal Wildlife Trade, The Costs of Crime, Insecurity and Institutional Erosion, Chatham House, February 2014 7 Enhancing the Detection, Investigation and Disruption of Illicit Financial Flows from Wildlife Crime, UNODC, 2017 Proud to support the fight against wildlife crime #endwildlifecrime www.royalfoundation.com/project/united-for-wildlife/
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Illegal wildliftrade is boom
e ing
The last decade has seen a spike in illegal wildlife trafficking globally. Despite increased efforts to protect animals, the traffickers are still winning – conservation efforts alone will not be enough.
1.3 million IF WE LOSE THIS FIGHT THERE INO WAY BACK
S
If historical trends continue the African Elephant could be extinct in the next 10 years1
600,000
352,000
160,000 ?
? 1979 1989 2016 2025 2028
pangolins are harvested annually from forests in central Africa, making itthe world’s most illegallytraded animal22.7 M tigers exist in the wild. There are more held in captivity in the United States, including in backyards33,890
PEOPLE ARE IN THE FIRING LINE rangers have been killed in the past 10 years - the large majoritcommercial
y due to
and armed m poachers
ilitia groups41,000+ This is a global, highlprofitable organised cr
y ime
This isn’t just a conservation issue.
HIGHLY LUCRATIVE FOR CRIMINAL NETWORKS
10X 200X4th Ivory price Rhino horns mark-up price mark-up between between Most profitable slaughter in slaughter in Africa and Africa and criminal trafficking sale in South- sale in South-enterprise5
East Asia6 East Asia6
African species
SOURCING TRANSPORT CONSUMER (local and international)
Poachers Wholesalers, factories, Middlemen, corruptand hunters retailers and buyers officials, couriers and freight businesses
THERE’S A HUGE HUMAN COST
Linked to the Fuels Undermines Impoverishes illegal drugs corruption the rule of law communities and arms trades
We need to pursue the finances and the criminal networks
By following the money financial institutions can…
Build a better picture of the finances behind the trade
3
12 Iden if
criminat y and map
l networks
Provide evidence to support investigations and prosecutions
But there is far more to be done
Percentage of the key 11% countries involved in the trade that conducted any financial investigationinto wildlife crimes7
Percentage of the key countries involved in the trade that conducted 26% investigations into the wider criminal network7
Now the financial sector is coming together to use the power of financialintelligence to turn the tide
WildliUnited for
fe Financial 20+ Taskforce financial institutions
To make a difference, Taskforce members are committing to...
Deliver conservation Prioritise the issue Better utilise existing intelligence to the heart within member partnerships among of thefinancial system institutions and use law enforcement,
their expertise in financial institutions, fighting financial crime regulators and NGOs
to unearth connections
But this alone will not be enough, we need to work with others to…
Reduce the demand for illegal wildlife to destroy the market
Increase the seizure of illegal goods and illicit financial assets
123 Help bring traffickers
to justice and advocate for appropriate punishment
Sources
1 The Elephant Census, 20172 Assessing Africa-Wide Pangolin Exploitation by Scaling Local Data, Conservation Letters, June 2017 3 Global Impacts of the Illegal Wildlife Trade, The Costs of Crime, Insecurity and Institutional Erosion, Chatham House, February 2014 4 The Thin Green Line Foundation, 2018 5 United Nations Environment Programme, The Environmental Crime Crisis, 2014 6 G lobal Impacts of the Illegal Wildlife Trade, The Costs of Crime, Insecurity and Institutional Erosion, Chatham House, February 2014 7 Enhancing the Detection, Investigation and Disruption of Illicit Financial Flows from Wildlife Crime, UNODC, 2017
Proud to support the fight against wildlife crime #endwildlifecrime www.royalfoundation.com/project/united-for-wildlife/
