The Alliance for Wildlife and Forests concluded its actions by leaving a legacy of achievements in preventing wildlife and timber trafficking

On December 13, 2023, in Lima, Peru, WCS held the closing event of the regional project "Alliance for Wildlife and Forests," which was implemented from 2019 to 2023, in a joint effort with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), and the financial support of the European Union.

We celebrate World Wildlife Day at the airport in Iquitos

On March 3, a activation campaign for World Wildlife Day was carried out at the Iquitos airport, Francisco Secada Vignetta, by the European Union, USAID, and WCS, within the framework of the Alliance for Wildlife and Forests and the "Conserving Together" project, with the aim of raising awareness among passengers on domestic flights about the importance of conserving species from the Peruvian Amazon.

Webinar for International Jaguar Day 2022

On November 29, 2022, the webinar "Illegal trade on the Internet: a new threat to the jaguar and the cultural identity of the Andean-Amazonian countries" was held with the aim of making visible the importance of the jaguar in the face of the growing threat of trafficking. online that it faces, which affects the survival of the species and its representation in the cultural identity of the Andean-Amazonian countries.

Great Assembly of the Tacana People addressed the problem of illegal wildlife trade

The Tacana people reaffirmed their commitment to control, oversee and monitor the illegal wildlife trade during the XI Great Assembly of the Indigenous Council (CIPTA) held in the San Miguel del Bala community. During the Assembly, additional measures to combat this illegal activity were discussed, such as the denunciation of all illegal wildlife captures, hunting, mistreatment or sale of wild animals or their parts in the Tacana territory and its surrounding areas, particularly the jaguar; to which are added communication and education actions and collaboration with state and civil entities.

Regulatory advances: "The illicit trafficking of wildlife within the scope of the Law against organized crime"

During the CITES CoP19, the advances of Law No. 31622 were shared, thanks to which the Peruvian State justice operators will have better tools to investigate, prosecute and punish criminal organizations that carry out environmental crimes, such as trafficking of wildlife. For this, a side event was held within the framework of the CoP where representatives not only from different organizations such as the European Union, the USAID Prevent Project, WCS, Oceana, Law Of The Wild, Panthera and the CITES Secretariat participated; but also the Special Superior Prosecutor of Panama and UNEP.

The department of Pando in Bolivia unites to combat the illegal trafficking of wildlife

Government socialized the update of the Regulations for Wild Fauna Custody Centers

Art Walk: International 3D Art Festival for Biodiversity in Ecuador

In August, Ecuador hosted the first international 3D art festival inspired by nature, an innovative cultural proposal that took place inside a shopping center in Quito, and combined a passion for art and biodiversity, with the aim of to generate social awareness about the need to protect and care for wild species that are in danger of extinction and threatened by crimes such as wildlife trafficking. Relive the first edition of Art Walk 3D.

Representatives from ten countries in Latin America and the Caribbean discussed strategies to reduce the illegal trade in wild flora and fauna