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Wildlife Law Enforcement Networking in Southeast Asia – Experiences from ASEAN-WEN

Wildlife Law Enforcement Networking in Southeast Asia – Experiences from ASEAN-WEN Second Meeting of the South Asia Experts Group on Illegal Wildlife Trade January 29 – 30, 2011, Paro, Bhutan. A regional INTER-GOVERNMENTAL law enforcement network

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Wildlife Law Enforcement Networking in Southeast Asia – Experiences from ASEAN-WEN

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  1. Wildlife Law Enforcement Networking in Southeast Asia – Experiences from ASEAN-WEN Second Meeting of the South Asia Experts Group on Illegal Wildlife Trade January 29 – 30, 2011, Paro, Bhutan

  2. A regional INTER-GOVERNMENTAL law enforcement network A proactive response to Southeast Asia’s alarming levels of wildlife trafficking Countries share information and learn from each other’s best practices. What is ASEAN-WEN A response to combat organized illegal transnational wildlife crime with interregional and cross-border cooperation between law enforcement agencies.

  3. ASEAN-WEN Action Plan ASEAN Regional Action Plan on Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora 2005 – 2010 (May 2005) Objective 2: To promote networking amongst relevant law enforcement authorities in ASEAN countries to curb illegal trade in wild fauna and flora.

  4. ASEAN-WEN Action Plan • Establishment of inter-agency committees at national levels to ensure coordination and collaboration between law enforcement officials on trade in wild fauna and flora; • Facilitating exchange of law enforcement information regarding trade in wild fauna and flora, and coordination of regional participation • Promotion of collaborative capacity-building efforts for improved law enforcement

  5. What is ASEAN-WEN Customs ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network Police CITES Authorities Prosecutors Specialized Governmental Wildlife Law Enforcement Organizations Other Relevant National Law Enforcement Agencies

  6. Task Force Task Force Task Force Task Force Task Force Task Force Task Force Task Force Task Force ASEAN-WEN Structure ASEAN SEC. Chairman of ASEAN-WEN CITES INTERPOL Program Coordination Unit (PCU) NGOs Other countries Focal Point Focal Point Focal Point Focal Point Focal Point Focal Point Focal Point Focal Point Focal Point Focal Point Focal Point Thailand Malaysia Singapore Indonesia Cambodia Vietnam Brunei Laos Myanmar Philippines Task Force

  7. Support from Partner Organizations

  8. Achievements – Wildlife Enforcement Actions ASEAN-WEN Action Updates 445 Wildlife Enforcement Actions from 2006 up to September 2010 • over 76,350 live animals have been rescued • Over 107,616 animal parts and derivates have been recovered, around 336,911 kgs. • 496 arrests made across the region • over US$ 54.4 million of estimated black market value of seized contraband

  9. Achievements – Species ID Sheets

  10. Achievements – Capacity Building in ASEAN Wildlife Trade Regulation Course Species Identification Enforcement Ranger Training On-the-Job Training Judiciary Workshops Investigation Training

  11. Achievements – Outreach and Public Awareness

  12. National Task Forces in ASEAN-WEN

  13. National CITES Committee Secretariat, Biodiversity & Forest Management Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Malaysian Wildlife Enforcement Network (MyWEN) CITES Management Authorities Royal Malaysian Customs Royal Malaysian Police Anti-Smuggling Unit National Task Force in Malaysia

  14. Director General Forestry Administration ASEAN-WEN and other international liaisons Press National Liaisons Executive Director Data Collection Officer and Coordination Officer Legal Director Cambodia-WEN Support Group, Donors and NGOs Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team (WRRT) Cambodia-WEN Coordination Unit CITES Management Authority Cambodia Forestry Administration MAFF Fisheries Administration MAFF General Department of Natural Conservation and Protection, MoE Investigation Anti-smuggling Section, General Department of Customs and Excise Central Research Office, Royal Gendarmerie Khmer Anti-Economic Crime Police Department, National Police Other relevant Departments (Ministry of Justice, etc.)

  15. Inter-Government Agencies in Myanmar Customs Department Forest Department Police Forces Judicial Department TASK FORCE Attorney General established 4.7.2007 Progress of Border Areas and National Races Department Directorate of Trade General Administrative

  16. Tip-off AVA (designated CITES MA of Singapore) Dissemination Dissemination ICA (Immigration and Checkpoints Authority: Coastal, Ports, Airport, Air Cargo, Checkpoints) and Singapore Customs Information exchange Tip-off Inter-Agency Cooperation in Singapore SPF (Special Police Force: Airport Police, Police Coast Guard)

  17. Thailand National Task Force ASEAN-WEN National Committee National Board of CITES Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Department of Agriculture Department of Fishery Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Plants (Flora) AquaticSpecies (Fauna) Wild Animals (Fauna) Royal Thai Police Royal Thai Customs

  18. Coordination Unit and Task Force in Lao PDR • Establishment of Lao-WEN (Coordination Unit for enforcement of wildlife and aquatic laws) and Lao Task Force on September 15, 2010 by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Reference 1493)

  19. Philippines Environmental Law Enforcement Task Force (ELETF) • Strengthened in October 2010 under Environment Department Memorandum Circular 2010-15 for: • Intelligence operations • Investigation and enforcement • Coordination with military, police, investigation bureau, and local government units • Coordination with Environmental Ombudsman, Department of Justice, Office of the Solicitor General and related agencies • Coordination and mobilization of Environment and Natural Resources offices for investigation, ground operations and prosecution • Database management

  20. Operational Sustainability through Strong Member Support • Gathering Political Commitment • Active Networking between Members and with the Secretariat • Intelligence and Information Exchange • Collaborative Operations and Enforcement Activities • Collaborative Capacity Building

  21. Operational Sustainability through a Strong and Fully Operational Secretariat Philippines Cambodia Thailand Brunei Singapore Indonesia Vietnam Myanmar Malaysia Lao PDR Program Coordination Unit (PCU) Capacity Building and Program Adviser (Seconded/OJT Officers from ASEAN-WEN Member Countries) Senior Officer Assistant Senior Officer Enforcement Officer Capacity Building Officer Communications Officer Finance Officer

  22. Financial Sustainability of the Network and its Secretariat • Financial Sustainability: • Institutionalized ASEAN Support • Member Country Support • Institutional Partnerships and External Funding

  23. Strong Links within ASEAN • ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB), • ASEAN Senior Officials on Environment (ASOEN), • ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crimes (SOMTC), • ASEANAPOL ASEAN Senior Officials on Environment (ASOEN), ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crimes (SOMTC) ASEANAPOL – ASEAN Association of Chiefs of Police

  24. Active Networking outside the Network • International Organizations • CITES • INTERPOL • WCO • Other Regional Networks • Lusaka Agreement Task Force (LATF) • SAWEN • Other Countries • China • Other Relevant Organizations

  25. Next Steps Sustainable ASEAN-WEN Strong PCU 10 ASEAN Member Countries Strong National Task Forces/ Wildlife Enforcement Networks Other relevant wildlife enforcement agencies Police Customs CITES Agencies

  26. Co-Regionalizing with other WEN’s and other Countries Localizing with its 10 ASEAN Member Countries ASIA-WEN Establishing national task forces/ national wildlife enforcement networks Police Customs CITES Agencies Other relevant wildlife enforcement agencies

  27. Support for Policy and Legal Reform Public Awareness and Information Campaigns Strengthen regional mechanisms With strong POLITICAL COMMITMENT Standardized and localized trainings and capacity building activities Support for inter-agency, inter-country, and inter-region cooperation for capacity building and enforcement a WIN-WIN Situation

  28. ‘‘ Let us bring the environmental leaders of Asia together to go beyond national and sub-regional efforts. Let us build upon the success of the ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN) and reach out to all of Asia in this effort to develop a region wide effort to protect our endangered species… Looking ahead, we need to start exploring how to take ASEAN-WEN to a new level. We hope you will help us make it stronger and sustainable. Dr SurinPitsuwan, Secretary General Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ’’

  29. Thank you ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN)Program Coordination Unit c/o Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant ConservationGround Floor, PirojSuvanakorn Building61 Phaholyothin Road, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand Tel/Fax. +662 940 63 81 pcu@asean-wen.org, www.asean-wen.org

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