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ORGANIZED THE 1ST ICCWC
GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON
ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE
2024
ACHIEVEMENT #15
From 22 to 24 April 2024, more than 20 countries and 80 representatives from Asia-Pacific,
South America and Sub-Saharan Africa came together in Brussels, hosted by WCO, for the
first ICCWC Global Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade. The event focused on building
strong cases and showcased major advances in international efforts to combat wildlife
crime.
Participants delved into the complexities of wildlife crime, from the detection and
interception of illicit consignments, investigations, to perpetrator prosecutions, through
various interactive sessions. The conference also included a session to strengthen publicprivate engagements to jointly combat wildlife crime.
Collaboration
Customs
Investigating
Legal
Civil society
across the
leveraging
and
processes and
dialogues
wildlife
technology and
dismantling
frameworks to
enforcement
innovation to
wildlife
prosecute
chain
combat illegal
trafficking
criminals
wildlife trade
networks
The conference enabled cross-sectoral engagement. Law enforcement officials including
customs, police, and prosecutors met to strengthen collaboration across the entire
criminal justice chain. Centered on Operation Thunder (see page 19), the event facilitated
deep exchanges on operational challenges, joint investigations, and prosecution strategies
to improve the success of the operations in years to come.
This conference was also a critical platform for improving the sharing of data, intelligence
and expertise within Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America, strengthening inter-agency
and multi-regional collaboration.
