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Successes & Challenges in CITES Enforcement - Customs Experience

Symposium on Combating Wildlife Crime Bangkok, Thailand. Successes & Challenges in CITES Enforcement - Customs Experience. Samantha Gunasekara Deputy Director of Customs Biodiversity, Cultural and National Heritage Protection Division Sri Lanka Customs g unasekara.samantha@gmail.com.

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Successes & Challenges in CITES Enforcement - Customs Experience

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  1. Symposium on Combating Wildlife Crime Bangkok, Thailand

    Successes & Challenges in CITES Enforcement -Customs Experience

    Samantha Gunasekara Deputy Director of Customs Biodiversity, Cultural and National Heritage Protection Division Sri Lanka Customs gunasekara.samantha@gmail.com
  2. A Success Story - Biodiversity Protection Unit (BPU) Established in 1994 as an informal movement (BPTF) 1st Customs cell of this nature 1999 - BPU (Formally established) 2010 - Expanded as Biodiversity, Cultural and National Heritage Protection Division (BCNP) As of today more than 20 national level recognitions including Presidential Environment Award
  3. Our Enforcement Mechanism Enforcement of Customs law & other related laws at entry/exit points National level Empowered under Section 12, Schedule B of Customs Ordinance Restricted articles/goods – Regulations Prohibited articles/goods – Legal action Prevention, Detection, Investigation, Inquiries, Phenalize,dispose International level Conventions/Agreements/MOUs/ etc.
  4. Methods & Strategies Used by Us Contribution towards policy matters Enforcement/Detections Capacity building/Education Research/Survey/Data gathering Publications/Publicity/Awareness/Environmental issues Facilitation/Proper guidance
  5. Challenges Rich Biodiversity of Sri Lanka – a Biodiversity Hotspot Geographical location of Sri Lanka – mid of Sea/Air routes Being a targeted country and transit country Short of human resources/trained staff
  6. Challenges contd.. Infrastructure facilities Lack of priority /Poor awareness Legal gaps – Including CITES regulations As Customs has a major role in enforcement of CITES Suggesstions Barcoding of life/high tech/strengthening the info sharing/ Capacity build/Reduce unnecessary documentations. Detection of Red sanders Detection of Rhino horns
  7. Detections of BCNP
  8. Elephant Tusks-
  9. Pangolin scales SL Agar wood Dried sea-horses
  10. Bird eggs Live birds Salacia Sandalwood
  11. Thank you
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