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Wild Migration commends the UNGA for 'Tackling illicit trafficking in wildlife'

31 July 2015

Sumantran tiger. Photographer: WakeffraThe United Nations has expressed concern over the serious nature and the increasing scale of poaching and illegal trade in wildlife and its adverse economic, social and environmental impacts. The body has expressed particular concern over the steady rise in the level of rhino poaching and alarmingly high levels of killings of elephants in Africa.

On the 30th July the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted a ground-breaking Resolution on ‘Tackling Illicit Trafficking in Wildlife’.

Through this Resolution the UN has stated that illicit trafficking in protected species of wild fauna and flora is in some cases an increasingly sophisticated form of transnational organized crime that poses a threat to health and safety, security, good governance and the sustainable development of States.

The UN is acknowledging that illicit trafficking in wildlife contributes to damage to ecosystems and rural livelihoods, including those based on ecotourism. It undermines good governance and the rule of law and, in some cases, threatens national stability.

Wild Migration commends the UN for this important position and urges Member States to take the steps needed to prevent, combat and eradicate illegal trade in wildlife.

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