Second Meeting of the South Asia Experts Group on Illegal Wildlife Trade 29-30 January, 2011

1. Second Meeting of the South Asia Experts Group on Illegal Wildlife Trade 29-30 January, 2011 Paro, Bhutan

2. Introductions Why are we here? Where have we come from? Where are we going to? How are we going to get there?

3. Why are we here? South Asia: 15% of the world’s flora and 12% of its fauna Home to elephants, rhinos and tiger Target of organised international crime syndicates Porous borders Inter-agency cooperation International cooperation Technical Capacity Intelligence-sharing Joint operations

4. Where have we come from? South Asia Wildlife Trade Initiative regional workshop (Kathmandu, January 2008) 11th Meeting of the Governing Council of SACEP (Jaipur, May 2008) Global Tiger Workshop (Kathmandu, October 2009) 16th SAARC Summit and Convention on Cooperation on Environment in South Asia (Thimpu, April 2010).

5. Where have we come from? First Meeting of the South Asia Experts Group on Illegal Wildlife Trade (Kathmandu, May 2010) International Tiger Conservation Forum (St. Petersburg, November 2010) First Meeting of the South Asia Experts Group on Illegal Wildlife Trade (Kathmandu, May 2010)

6. Where are we going? GOALS PROGRAMME: A Work programme for SAWEN will be agreed. OPERATIONAL STRUCTURE: The TOR for the Secretary‐General will be finalized and a decision will be made regarding the location for the SAWEN Secretariat (acknowledging the offer from Nepal). FUNDRAISING: A donor roundtable meeting will be held to highlight SAWEN’s objectives, plans and activities

7. How are we going to get there? • CHAIRS • FACILITATORS • RESOURCE PROPLE • The First Experts Group Meeting: Summary of outcomes and workshop report (presentation by Nepal) • Update by focal points on recent and ongoing activities on capacity building, national consultations, needs assessments, forensics, investigations training, etc. (15-minute presentations by Member countries)

8. How are we going to get there? Hotspots, Trade Routes, Markets, Transits, Species, Operational Planning and Implementation Research & information, training and capacity-building, technical and equipment, communications and outreach, funding Partner countries, advocacy engagement, IGOs, NGOs, demand reduction Agreed work programme for next 6-12 months

9. How are we going to get there? • Identify and prioritise • the activities needed for each of the three programme themes identified, • national-level activities that can link with these, • who is responsible for coordinating the relevant activity, • which member countries would be involved in the activity, • other partners who would be involved in these activity, • the approximate timing and location for the activity, • expected outputs from the activity, and • funding needed and funding available or secured for the activity.

10. How are we going to get there? SAWEN Operational structure Secretariat Location and Structure Secretary-General ToR Focal points and operational structure for information exchange Fundraising updates Fundraising strategy GTRP Resource Deployment Donor roundtable meeting Communications and SAWEN brochure draft

11. How are we going to get there? • OUTPUTS • SAWEN governance structure • SAWEN Workplan for next 6-12 • months • Calendar of regional and • nationalevents • Operational structure for • information exchange

12. How are we going to get there? • CONCLUSION • TIME IS ESSENTIAL • SPECIFICS: WHAT, WHO & WHEN • AMBITIOUS BUT PRACTICAL • ON-THE-FIELD RESULTS& IMPACT • IMMEDIATE, SHORT-TERM & MEDIUM TERM • USE RESOURCES IN THE ROOM • THINK NATIONAL, REGIONAL & INTERNATIONAL • THINK NETWORK: COORDINATION, • COLLABORATION & COORDINATION