EU WAP Conference

EU WAP Conference

September 21, 2023 07:40

The European Commission, the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) organised a conference on 'Scaling up EU Impact to Combat Wildlife Trafficking - Renewing commitment through the revised EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking 2022 - 2027' on 21 September 2023 in Brussels.

 

Wildlife trafficking has become one of the most lucrative criminal activities and constitutes one of the most immediate threats to biodiversity in many parts of the world. Around the globe, wildlife is being bought and sold on an increasingly massive scale as pets, meat, food, medicine, furs, clothing, feathers, skins, trophies, and curios, as well as precious woods and ornamental plants, and derivatives and processed specimens. In addition to harming species in the wild, wildlife trafficking undermines local livelihoods and the rule of law, and further weakens impoverished rural economies. With the emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases, such as COVID-19, the world is also becoming acutely aware of the threat that wildlife poaching, trafficking, and trade can pose to local and global health and economic security.

 

The event presented best practices and lessons learned, and panelists discussed challenges and opportunities to scale up impact to tackle wildlife trafficking, in line with the revised EU Action Plan to tackle wildlife trafficking. The event was structured around three specific sessions: 

 

1. Behavioral science to reduce consumption of wildlife products
2. Applying crime science to prevent the trafficking of wildlife
3. Building capacity for law enforcement and criminal justice officers

 

For any questions, please contact:

Arnaud Goessens, Associate Director, EU Policy: agoessens@wcs.org

 

 

PROGRAMME

 

14.00 - 14.15: Keynote Addresses

 

Moderador: Dra. Sue Lieberman, Vicepresidenta, Política Internacional, WCS (volver a ver 2:36)

 

Oradores:

 

  • Sra. Astrid Schomaker, Directora de Diplomacia Verde y Multilateralismo, DG ENV, Comisión Europea (volver a ver 5:43)

 

  • Sr. Santiago Rodríguez Uriel, Consejero de Medio Ambiente, Representación Permanente de España ante la UE (volver a ver 15:45)

 

 

14.15 - 14.30: Introducción - Plan de Acción revisado de la UE contra el tráfico de vida silvestre

 

Oradores:

 

  • Sra. Agata Sobiech, Líder de equipo, CITES y tráfico de vida silvestre, DG ENV, Comisión Europea (volver a ver 22:48)

 

  • Sra. Diana Pérez-Aranda Serrano, Plan TIFIES, Ministerio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico de España (volver a ver 31:20)

 

 

14.30 - 15.30: Sesión 1- Ciencia del comportamiento para reducir el consumo de productos de vida silvestre (volver a ver 42:50)

 

Moderador: Sr. Toby Park, Principal - Jefe de Energía y Sostenibilidad, The Behavioural Insights Team

 

Oradores:

 

  • Sra. Lishu Li, Directora de China para la Lucha contra el Tráfico de Vida Silvestre y Coordinadora Regional de Asia Templada para la Lucha contra el Tráfico de Vida Silvestre, WCS

 

  • Sr. Lude Kinzonzi, Posgraduado, Práctica Internacional de Conservación de la Vida Silvestre, Universidad de Oxford

 

  • Sra. Sarah Ferguson, Líder de Convergencia de Delitos contra la Naturaleza, TRAFFIC

 

  • Sra. Yovana Murillo, Gerente del Programa Contra el Tráfico de Vida Silvestre en los Andes - Amazonía - Orinoco, WCS

 

 

15.30 - 15.45: Descanso para café + Presentación de póster

 

 

15.45 - 16.45: Sesión 2 - Aplicación de la ciencia del delito para prevenir el tráfico de vida silvestre (volver a ver 1:48:10)

 

Moderador: Dr. Scott Roberton, Director Ejecutivo, Lucha contra el Tráfico de Vida Silvestre, WCS

 

Oradores:

 

  • Dra. Julie Viollaz, Oficial de Investigación de Delitos contra la Vida Silvestre, Oficina de las Naciones Unidas contra la Droga y el Delito

 

  • Dra. Alexia Jonckheere, Líder e Investigadora Senior, Instituto Nacional de Criminalística y Criminología de Bélgica

 

  • Dr. Daan van Uhm, Profesor Asociado de Criminología, Instituto Willem Pompe de Derecho Penal y Criminología, Universidad de Utrecht, Países Bajos

 

 

16.45 - 17.45: Sesión 3 - Construcción de capacidad para agentes de la ley y funcionarios de justicia penal (volver a ver 2:43:52)

 

Moderadora: Sra. Hanny Cueva Beteta, Jefa del Programa Global sobre Delitos que Afectan al Medio Ambiente, Oficina de las Naciones Unidas contra la Droga y el Delito

 

Oradores:

 

  • Sr. Jonathan Hunter, Coordinador de Programa, Iniciativa de Liderazgo en Delitos contra la Vida Silvestre, WCS

 

  • Sr. Ben Janse Van Rensburg, Jefe, Unidad de Cumplimiento, Secretaría CITES

 

  • Sra. Mary Rice, Directora Ejecutiva, Agencia de Investigación Ambiental (EIA) - Reino Unido

 

  • Sr. Carlos Toledano Zapater, Mayor, Servicio de Protección Ambiental, Guardia Civil Española

 

 

17.45 - 17.50: Video corto - Interrupción de las cadenas de suministro ilícitas de vida silvestre en Niassa, Mozambique (volver a ver 3:49:08)

 

17.50 - 18.00: Próximos pasos (volver a ver 3:54:00)

 

  • Dr. Scott Roberton, Director Ejecutivo, Lucha contra el Tráfico de Vida Silvestre, WCS

 

  • Sra. Chantal Marijnissen, Jefa de Unidad, Medio Ambiente, Recursos Naturales Sostenibles, DG Asociaciones Internacionales, Comisión Europea

 

Vea la grabación completa del video:

 

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