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Countering illegal wildlife trade Collaborative actions along transportation supply chains

Published 19 November 2015

Countering illegal wildlife trade

The transportation and logistics sector is the backbone of global trade and provides essential services we all benefit from. Unfortunately freight forwarders, logistics companies, land, air and sea carriers, including passenger airlines, are increasingly being abused by traffickers in wild animals and plants and their products, who heavily rely on them to smuggle illicit goods from sources to market destinations.

Collaborative actions along transportation and supply chains

Report author(s):
TRAFFIC

Publication date:
November 2015

About Wildlife TRAPS

The Wildlife TRAPS Project, implemented by TRAFFIC and IUCN with funding support from USAID, is helping to forge cross-sectoral partnerships with government and experts in inter-governmental organisations, NGOs, academia, and the private sector to identify risk mitigation strategies to prevent future zoonotic spillover potential associated with trade in wild animals. 

As well as social and behavioural change interventions, the Wildlife TRAPS project is supporting policy and regulatory reform efforts, including strengthening supply chain management systems. The identification of critical control points within wildlife trade supply chains will help target illicit and other high-risk wildlife trade practices that may facilitate the transmission of zoonotic diseases.

About USAID

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is responsible for the majority of overseas development assistance from the United States Government and works to end extreme poverty and promote resilient, democratic societies while advancing security and prosperity for America and the world. www.usaid.gov/