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Since the annual Forum began, ICCWC has supported:
OVER
APPROXIMATELY
200
30
30
TRANSNATIONAL
INVESTIGATIONS
RESTRICTED
GOVERNMENT
MEETINGS
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES
EACH YEAR
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© UNODC
Following the WIRE Forum held in 2023, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
of China and Peru coordinated on a turtle trafficking case, involving 18,000 live
turtles and leading to a major prosecution in Peru.
Viet Nam and Nigeria also acted on ivory trafficking resulting from WIRE Forum
discussions in 2023, seizing 1.58 tonnes of ivory and arresting two key traffickers
in Nigeria.
In 2025, links built during the WIRE Forum held in 2024 enabled rhino horn
seizures across Africa and Asia. This chain of operational outcomes
demonstrates how dialogue at the WIRE can evolve into sustained cooperation
across regions and species.
< I sincerely appreciate your support so far on the
Saliu Kadir, Team Lead,
Environment Unit, Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) Nigeria
efforts towards combating illegal wildlife trade and
making it possible to be part of the WIRE Platform. It
provided so many opportunities for collaboration
and cooperation at the international level. Hopefully,
we'll have more success stories to share from
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Nigeria on the response to illegal wildlife trade.
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