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

During the CITES CoP19, the progress of Law No. 31622 were shared. Thanks to this, the Peruvian State justice operators will have better tools to investigate, prosecute and punish criminal organizations that conduct environmental crimes, such as wildlife trafficking. For this, a side event within the framework of the CoP where representatives participated 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; but also the Special Superior Prosecutor of Panama and UNEP.

From November 15th to 16th, in the city of Cobija, the "First Pando Departmental Meeting to Combat Wildlife Trafficking" was organized by the Governor's Office with the support of WCS. The event was aimed at coordinating efforts and resources to combat the illegal trafficking of wildlife species in the region and as an important step towards coordinated and effective action, the participants promoted the development of an inter-institutional protocol.