Article | 26 Nov, 2020

Dialogue: Community involvement in preventing and combating wildlife, forest and fisheries crime

CEESP Virtual Dialogue: by Dr. Inés Arroyo Quiroz, UNAM, Mexico; Dr. Meredith Gore, University of Maryland, USA; Dr. David Rodriguez Goyes, University of Oslo, Norway

As a quarter of the world’s land is owned or managed by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities, they must be central to global conservation efforts to tackle international wildlife trade.

Community involvement in preventing and combating wildlife, forest and fisheries crime

Photo: Ana Valerie Mandri Rohen & IUCN CEESP

A CEESP Virtual Dialogue took place on the topic of 'Community involvement in preventing and combating wildlife, forest and fisheries crime'' in both English and Spanish.

Wildlife crimes touch every country, impacting biodiversity, human health, national security, socio-economic development, as well as lining the pockets of organized criminal groups. Illegal trade in wildlife can lead to the spread of zoonoses, such as SARS-CoV-2 that caused the COVID-19 pandemic.

The recording is available below, as well as an Infographic summarizing some 1) challenges, 2) lessons learned, 3) recommendations for IUCN, and 4) calls to action.

Photo: Ana Valerie Mandri Rohen & IUCN CEESP

Panelists:

Dr. Inés Arroyo Quiroz, Programa de Estudios Socioambientales, CRIM - UNAM, Mexico
Dr. Meredith Gore, Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, USA
Dr. David Rodriguez Goyes, Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law, University of Oslo, Norway