Podcast "Latidos del Bosque" - Second Season

The second season of “Latidos del Bosque” was created, the first podcast produced by the National Forestry and Wildlife Service (SERFOR), in conjunction with WWF-Peru. People will learn to become informed citizens committed to the responsible consumption of wood. The nine episodes tell the story step by step, from when a tree is extracted from the forest, until it is finally marketed and reaches homes turned into furniture, floors, etc.

The Intersectoral Pact for Legal Timber present at the Interzum Bogotá fair

Podcast – Illicit Trafficking and Timber Piracy

Let's talk about illegal logging and trafficking of wood in Bolivia. You are invited to listen to a new episode of Pandacast: Nature Talks, the official podcast of WWF-Bolivia, together with Ernesto Escalante, WWF-Bolivia Forestry Officer.

Peru in the race against illegal wildlife trafficking

In the session held on April 27, the Peruvian Congress's Justice and Human Rights Commission unanimously approved the prediction that seeks to include the illegal trafficking of wildlife species within the scope of the Law Against Organized Crime, Law 3200. The plenary session of the Congress of the Republic is responsible for the final decision that could guarantee the protection of wildlife.

Banks and transporters agree to fight the illegal wildlife trade

Within the framework of the II High-Level Conference of the Americas on Illegal Wildlife Trade, companies from the financial and air transport sectors joined the fight against wildlife trafficking. The financial institutions signed six commitments and recognized the devastating impact of the illegal wildlife trade (IWT) and stated that they will not facilitate or tolerate financial flows resulting from the IWT and associated corruption.

Progress and achievements of the II High-Level Conference of the Americas on Illegal Wildlife Trade

At the II High-Level Conference of the Americas on Illegal Wildlife Trade, the financial sector and new companies in the Colombian transport sector signed the Buckingham Palace and Mansion House declarations, joining the fight against species trafficking. In addition, progress in the implementation of the commitments of the Lima Declaration of 2019 was reviewed, and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) had outstanding participation of panelists.

Reflections of the II High-Level Conference of the Americas on Illegal Wildlife Trade

The II High-Level Conference of the Americas on Illegal Wildlife Trade, which brought together governments, control agencies, financiers, civil society organizations, experts, representatives of indigenous peoples and community organizations, among other participants, has proven to be an important forum to maintain interest, reinforce the commitments made by governments during the First Conference of 2019 -through the Lima Declaration- and identify areas where actions to combat wildlife trafficking can be strengthened.

Forestry sector will be promoted through the signing of an inter-institutional agreement in Peru

The Technological Institute of Production (ITP), a body attached to the Ministry of Production (Produce), through CITEmadera Lima, created an inter-institutional cooperation agreement with WWF-Peru (World Wide Fund for Nature) in order to strengthen joint initiatives related to the improvement of capacities, scientific research, collaboration and development of projects in the forestry sector.

Xylotron at II High-Level Conference of the Americas on Illegal Wildlife Trade

As an advance in the control and prevention of illegal flora trafficking, Xilotron is a technological tool for rapid identification of timber, which detects the type of species it is and thus helps determine if its origin is legal. This tool was unveiled at the II High-Level Conference of the Americas on Illegal Wildlife Trade.