Events

Wildlife Forum

January 27, 2020

Washington, DC

The World Bank Group and the Global Environment Facility-funded Global Wildlife Program hosted a Wildlife Forum with the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC).

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Representatives from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Secretariat, the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the World Bank and the World Customs Organization (WCO) met to conduct strategic planning of ICCWC’ activities that will shape implementation of its Strategic Programme 2016-2020 and future collaborative efforts.
The Forum convened donors, NGOs, and other US-based implementing partners to share information and on strengthening partnerships to promote sustainable development and combat wildlife crime. Thematic discussions featured presentations, panels, and demonstrations showcasing key governance, economics, trade, and technological issues that impact wildlife crime.


0800 - 0900	Registration
0900 - 0930	Welcome Opening remarks from WBG, CITES, and GEF	Opening and Welcome Karin Kemper, Global Director Environment, Natural Resources, and Blue Economy Global Practice, WBG Ben Janse van Rensburg, Chief, Enforcement Support, CITES Jaime Cavelier, Senior Biodiversity Specialist, GEFSEC
0930 - 1030	WBG’s Efforts to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT)	Moderator: Garo Batmanian, Global Lead for Forests, Landscapes and Biodiversity, WBG Speakers: Richard Damania, Chief Economist, Sustainable Development Practice Group, WBG Elisson Wright, Senior Natural Resources Management Specialist, WBG Marilyne Goncalves, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, WBG William Gain, Senior Private Sector Specialist, WBG George Henry Stirrett, Environmental Specialist, WBG
1030 – 1045	Coffee Break
1045 - 1230	Panel Discussion The perspectives of key donors/ partners combating IWT	Moderator: Valerie Hickey, Practice Manager, WBG Speakers: Christine Dawson, Director of the Office of Conservation and Water, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, USDOS Sebastien Chatelus, Policy Officer, Biodiversity and Ecosystem services; Unit Environment, Natural Resources and Water, European Commission, DEVCO (VC) Judith Neumann, Climate, Environmental and Urban Affairs, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany Dornford Rugg, IWT, International Biodiversity and Environment, UK DEFRA (VC) Rodger Schlickeisen, Executive Director, The Wildcat Foundation
1200 - 1230	Lunch	(light lunch served outside conference room)
1230 - 1400	Targeting Natural Resource Corruption (TNRC) session	Understanding crime convergence to better target natural resource corruption (with commentary from Jorge Rios, Chief, UNODC)
1400 - 1530	CSO Experiences: CSO/IGO activities to engage communities and combat poaching	Moderator: Mary Rowen, Senior Wildlife Advisor, USAID Speakers: (with commentary from Lisa Farroway, Regional Technical Advisor, UNDP) Emmanuel de Merode, Director for Virunga National Park Susan Lieberman, Vice President, Wildlife Conservation Society Andrea Heydlauff, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, African Parks Tom Lalampaa; Chief Executive Officer, NRT Louise Lo Presti, IUCN SULi Specialist Group
1530 - 1600	Coffee Break
1600 - 1730	CSO Experiences: CSO partnering with new sectors to tackle wildlife trafficking	Moderator: Henri Fournel, Coordinator, INTERPOL Speakers: (with commentary from Roux Raath, Program Manager, WCO) Steve Carmody, Chief of Investigations, Wildlife Justice Commission Colby Loucks, Vice President, WWF Crawford Allan, Senior Director, TRAFFIC Jimmiel J. Mandima, Deputy Vice President, IFAW Johan Bergenas, Senior Director, Vulcan Inc.
1730 - 1830	Inspiring Change	Short Film Screening: “Sides of a Horn” with Toby Wosskow, Writer/Director; Laura Ivers, Sr. External Affairs Officer, WBG; Angela Kirkman, Sr. Director, WildAid
1830 - 2100	Closing Remarks Reception & Networking Session	(Ben Janse van Rensburg, CITES)

Strategic Program 2016-2020
Illegal Logging, Fishing, and Wildlife Trade: The Costs & How to Combat It
Tools and Resources to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade
Analysis of International Funding to Tackle Illegal Wildlife Trade
Interactive e-Book on the analysis