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Progress and Way foward Sri Lanka Wildlife Enforcement Network

Progress and Way foward Sri Lanka Wildlife Enforcement Network. M.S.L.R.P. Marasinghe 1 , P.F.U. Padmasiri 2 , R.S.Gunasekara 3. 1.Deputy Director/Department of Wildlife Conservation, 2 Assistant director/Department of Wildlife Conservation,

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Progress and Way foward Sri Lanka Wildlife Enforcement Network

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  1. Progress and Way fowardSri Lanka Wildlife Enforcement Network M.S.L.R.P. Marasinghe1, P.F.U. Padmasiri2, R.S.Gunasekara3 1.Deputy Director/Department of Wildlife Conservation, 2 Assistant director/Department of Wildlife Conservation, 3. Superintendent of Customs/ Sri Lanka Customs

  2. Sri Lanka “So small yet so diverse” • Sri Lanka is considered to be the high biodiversity country in Asia per unit area, and is part of a global biodiversity hot spot. • The ecosystem of Sri Lanka sustain important irrigation and hydropower facilities, against floods, landslides, soil erosion and siltation. • She harbors abundant biodiversity resources that provide numerous use values and as well as option, bequest and existence values. • Protected Area system comprises 143 units totaling 88 % of Protected Forests of the country.

  3. About Half of the Native Species are Endemic to Sri Lanka • 97% water crabs • 90 % of amphibians • 25-75 % of reptiles and invertebrates • 44 % of fresh water fishes • 26 % of flowering plants • 14.5% of mammals, are endemic

  4. Wildlife Law Enforcement • Department of Wildlife Conservation • Detections • Investigations • Prosecution • Police Department Have the powers to enforce • But focus more on • Criminal • Civil • Motor traffic • Terrorism • Drugs

  5. Sri Lankan Participants • Department of Wildlife Conservation • The Wildlife Enforcement Authority of Sri Lanka • CITES Management Authority • Sri Lanka Customs –Biodiversity, Cultural & National Heritage Protection Unit • Revenue Collection • Law Enforcement • Environmental & Social Protection • Facilitation of Trade &Travel

  6. Sri Lanka - Progress • Implementation of Sri Lanka Wildlife Enforcement Network (2010) • National Consultation on “Sri Lanka Wildlife Enforcement Network – Linking with South Asia” (17th – 18th Jan 2011)

  7. National Policy (High-Level Political Will) What we agreed in Katmandu Liaison Information Exchange National Core Group CITES Customs Police Judiciary The ability to liaise with: • Other law enforcement agencies, nationally and internationally • Links from national level to field level, and vice versa • With international organizations, the media and civil society

  8. Sri Lanka Wildlife Enforcement Network (SLaWEN) - Foundation

  9. How We did it • Department of Wildlife Conservation took the leadership • Proposal on Sri Lanka Wildlife Enforcement Network and submitted for DWC Management committee approval • Created a Budgetary allocation for SLaWEN Activities • Invited representatives from Member Organizations • Initiated the SLaWEN and need assessment was done.

  10. SLaWEN DWC - SLaWEN management SLaWEN Users/Contributors National SLaWEN Steering Committee Wildlife Conservation Director General – Chairperson Deputy Director (Law Enforcement Division) – Secretary Director (Operation) – Deputy Chairperson Director (Natural Resource) - Member DD (NRM) - Member DD (EC) – Member DD (R&T) – Member DD (Eco-tourism) – Member Police Department – Member Forest Department – Member Sri Lanka Customs – Member Central Environment Authority – Member Cost Conservation Department – Member Police Department Sri Lanka Customs Forest Department Central Environment Authority NGOs and IGOS as Observers Determined by the Management Committee Cost Conservation Department Law Enforcement Division – Elephants, Tusks/Tushes, SLaWEN Management Department of Archeological Department of Zoological Gardens Natural Resource Management Division – EIA clearance Department of Botanical Gardens Research and Training Division – CITES, Imp.Exp. Permits, Filming Permits National Museum GSMB Wildlife Health Division Immigration & Emigration Elephant Conservation SLaWEN Users/Contributors - International SAWEN WCO Customs CITES ASIANWEN Interpol

  11. Need assemement by SLaWEN Steering Committee

  12. Group 1 Capacity Building • Capacity Building • General Training for Staff • Legal Framework • Law enforcement Scope & Authority • General subject matter • Training of Trainers • Identification of Specialized training

  13. Implementation Mechanism • Steering Committee for implementation of the CB programme • Review the contents of the existing training programmes • CB programme to share knowledge • Local / Foreign training on WL Forensic science • Develop manuals / hand books/field guides • Development of a long term CB programme • Feedback Mechanism to monitor all the processes in law enforcement to update the CB programme

  14. Processes needing CB • Monitoring & Surveillance • Identification & Detection • Apprehension • Investigation • Prosecution

  15. Group 2 Information Exchange • Information Sharing • Mechanisum • Internal • Develop and ICT solution with Information Communication Agency (ICTA) • Secure and password Protected • Centrally located • Managed by DWC • External • Website for SLaWEN • Summery of Information on regulations • Update once a month • DWC Should take the leadership

  16. Surveillance • Possibility of having a rewarding systems • Safe guard the informant • Establish a surveillance system in organizations with the help of Organizations have them already

  17. Group 3 Awareness Raising • Target Groups • Policy makers • Senior Administrators(Secretaries, District • Secretaries, Heads of Depts and Similar levels) • Foreigners arriving SL • Tourism industry • Aviation industry • Researchers • Export Community • Enforcement Officers • Local Community/Community leaders • NGOs • Media • Students / Teachers • Sri Lankan missions abroad

  18. Methods / Tools • Lectures • Seminars • Workshops • Exhibitions and Competitions • Press Conferences • Advertisements(Audio and video) – Active and Passive • Print material (books, leaflets, brochures, posters, banners and etc.) • Newsletters • Websites and other internet based methods • Short Courses (Educational Institutions) • Curriculum development (Secondary and tertiary levels)

  19. Implementation Team • Subject specialists from all relevant areas • Media specialists • Media unit of DWC – Overall coordination

  20. Needs - in a Nutshell • Short Term • Personal Capacity Building Programms • Publicity and awareness raising • Requirement Identification and Specification for ICT based intelligence/information network • Medium Term • Institutional Capacity Building • ICT based intelligence/information network • Curriculum Development for training programs • Wildlife Forensic Capacity Building • Structured Public Awareness Programmes • Well Structured Personal Capacity Building Programmes • Identification manuals • All needs identified by the SLaWEN Steering committee • Long Term • Development of National Wildlife Research Center to be an inter agency wildlife enforcement and forensic training institution • Establishment of a Forensic Laboratory at National Wildlife Research and Training Center.

  21. National Consultation Workshop

  22. Outcomes - National Consultation • Agency An the Role • DWC • National Coordinator of SlaWAN, • Maintenance of national database • Enforcement of FFPO, CITES, and CMS • FD • Enforcement of FO and plant identification, control of timber trade • Police dept • Enforcement of the FFPO Illegal WL Trade, Assistance to Link with Interpol • Customs • Monitoring and Enforcement of Import and Export and Data Base • Agriculture Dept. • Quarantine Process Importation of Plants

  23. Coast Guard • Surveillance and Law Enforcement in the Coastal areas • Coast Conservation Department • Law Enforcement of Coastal Aras Illegal Collection of Marine Species • Fisheries Dpt • Monitoring and law Enforcement on Ornamental and Edible Marine Spp • Archaeological Dept • Control on Export of Ivory, coral products, Turtle shells and timber Products • Navy • Surveillance of the Sea for Marine species protection • Immigration & Emigration • Surveillance of International WL Offenders

  24. Supporting Agencies • Botanical / Zoological Gardens • Identification of Spp. Training and repository of confiscated live specimens • NARA • Identification of Aquatic and Marine Spp. , Training • VRI • Species Identification & forensic Activities Key Samples, Identification keys, Procedures and Manuals • Timber Corporation • Control of timber Trade • NGOs • EFL, Green Movement, WNPS • Centre for Env. Justice • Role - Capacity Building at all levels; Public, Law Enforcement Agencies, and Judicial

  25. Road Map of SLaWEN

  26. Priorities • Formation of SLaWEN Cell at DWC • Structural changes in departments to facilitate SLAWEN • Identification of Relevant Staff, Infrastructure - 2- 3 months • Formation of SLaWEN Policy • Guidelines, Protocols, Reporting formats for all agencies • Identification of focal points of core agencies / DWC leading role, -6 months • Training for core Agencies, Lead DWC, Supporting NGOs and INGOs • Capacity building in key agencies (identification, investigations methods and prosecutions etc.) • Horizontal rapport between key personnel in different agencies • establish and maintain an efficient intelligence gathering and sharing mechanism • Awareness and education

  27. Thank You We Initiated SLaWEN!

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