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Conferencia UE WAP
Conferencia UE WAP
News | Fauna
September, 2023 Bruselas

La Comisión Europea, la Presidencia Española del Consejo de la Unión Europea y la Sociedad de Conservación de la Vida Silvestre (WCS) organizaron una conferencia sobre 'Ampliando el impacto de la UE para combatir el tráfico de vida silvestre: renovando el compromiso a través del Plan de Acción revisado de la UE contra el tráfico de vida silvestre 2022 - 2027' el 21 de septiembre de 2023 en Bruselas.

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Más de 8 mil especímenes decomisados y 129 arrestos en cinco países, presenta el monitoreo semestral de noticias sobre tráfico de fauna silvestre realizado por WCS en Andes-Amazonía
Más de 8 mil especímenes decomisados y 129 arrestos en cinco países, presenta el monitoreo semestral de noticias sobre tráfico de fauna silvestre realizado por WCS en Andes-Amazonía
News | Fauna Fauna Trafficking
September, 2023 Regional

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), en el marco de la Alianza por la Fauna Silvestre y los Bosques, destaca los resultados del monitoreo de noticias sobre decomisos de fauna silvestre entre enero y junio de 2023. Las cifras reflejan la persistente amenaza que enfrenta la biodiversidad en los países de la región andino-amazónica.

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Wildlife Conservation Society and Avianca join forces to prevent wildlife trafficking in Latin America
Wildlife Conservation Society and Avianca join forces to prevent wildlife trafficking in Latin America
News | Fauna
July, 2023 Regional

Avianca and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) are joining forces to combat wildlife trafficking through the signing of an agreement that will not only strengthen the airline's prevention efforts but will also include the technical knowledge and experience of WCS in fighting wildlife trafficking.

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Citizen Science Promoted During Biodiversity Month
Citizen Science Promoted During Biodiversity Month
News | Fauna
June, 2023 Ecuador

In May, Biodiversity Month, WCS Ecuador, in partnership with the National Institute of Biodiversity (INABIO), organized two activities aimed at fostering knowledge and care for biodiversity through citizen science.

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"Environmental Crimes: Challenges and Threats for Conservation and Indigenous Peoples," Reflections at the II Amazon Summit of Journalism and Climate Change
"Environmental Crimes: Challenges and Threats for Conservation and Indigenous Peoples," Reflections at the II Amazon Summit of Journalism and Climate Change
News | General
June, 2023 Ecuador

In mid-June, the Amazon State University in Puyo hosted national and international experts at the II Amazon Summit of Journalism and Climate Change, a space for dialogue, reflection, and knowledge exchange, driven by Fundamedios.

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Intersectoral pact for legal timber: an alliance to sustainably utilize Colombia's forests
Intersectoral pact for legal timber: an alliance to sustainably utilize Colombia's forests
News | Timber Forests
June, 2023 Colombia

In the Putumayo department, a public-private pact aiming to promote legal timber trade in the country has become an ally in conservation.

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Workshop between authorities from Ecuador and Peru seeks to strengthen binational coordination to combat wildlife trafficking
Workshop between authorities from Ecuador and Peru seeks to strengthen binational coordination to combat wildlife trafficking
News | Fauna Trafficking Fauna
June, 2023 Ecuador

At the end of May, the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition (MAATE), in coordination with WCS Ecuador, convened a binational meeting with their Peruvian counterparts to strengthen the coordination of authorities with the aim of consolidating legal instruments to combat wildlife trafficking in Ecuador and Peru, as well as their border areas.

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POFOMA strengthens itself to combat the illegal trafficking of wildlife on International Day for Biological Diversity
POFOMA strengthens itself to combat the illegal trafficking of wildlife on International Day for Biological Diversity
News | Fauna
June, 2023 Bolivia

En un evento en el que se inauguró un mural del artista Álvaro Huayllas que simboliza la lucha contra el tráfico ilegal de fauna silvestre, el oficial de programas de la Delegación de la Unión Europea en Bolivia, Emmanuel Hondrat, resaltó la colaboración interinstitucional con POFOMA y entregó, en representación de la Unión Europea, equipamiento para la ambulancia de la institución, así como suministros de atención primaria para los animales rescatados del tráfico.

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A community nursery to save the Achuar forest
A community nursery to save the Achuar forest
News | Timber Forests
May, 2023 Ecuador

In the province of Pastaza, on the border with Peru, a group of young people of the Achuar nationality have organized to technically manage the sustainable extraction of a tree from their forests. The routes of legal timber are strengthened and growing in Ecuador.

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