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NOV 2014East Asia Summit Declaration on Combating Wildlife Trafficking

MAY 2016Joint Announcement of the United States-Vietnam Partnership To Combat Wildlife Trafficking

JUL 20172016 - 2020 Plan of Action for the ASEAN Cooperation on CITES and Wildlife Enforcement endorsed

FEB 2017US Executive Order No. 13773: Enforcing Federal Law with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations and Preventing International Trafficking

JUL 2018US Congress-Royal Thai Government Dialogue on Conservation Caucus-building

The USAID-funded ASEAN-Wildlife Enforcement Network (ASEAN-WEN) Support Program (2006 - 2011, $8 million) focused on establishing a functioning wildlife law enforcement network in Southeast Asia.

USAID Wildlife Asia ResultsFocus Countries: Thailand, China, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam.

Reducing Consumer Demand • Groundbreaking consumer research on wildlife products in China and Thailand developed.• Targeted campaigns to reduce demand for wildlife products seen one billion times by potential consumers in China,

Thailand and Vietnam.• Over $11 million leveraged through private sector, civil society and government partnerships.• Over 50 government, celebrity and private industry champions enlisted.Strengthening Law Enforcement • Over 300 law agencies officials across Asia and Africa trained to disrupt transnational organized crime groups and combat wildlife crime.• Law enforcement tools such as the Counter Transnational Organized Crime (CTOC) and Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) courses, the Pangolin Identification Materials and Rapid Reference Guide for prosecutors institutionalized.• Countering Transnational Organized Crime courses help dismantle elephant ivory and pangolin trafficking syndicates,

and bring about the arrest of Thai kingpin Boonchai Bach.Sustaining Laws and Policies • Revision of policies and laws including landmark Thailand Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act (WARPA) 2019

creates regional momentum to stop wildlife crimes. • Partnerships with the Thai Supreme Court and Judicial Training Institute prioritize CWT responses.Sustaining Regional Cooperation • Relationships between U.S. Government agencies, and with national, regional and international public and private

sector partners enhanced. • High-level regional support including 2018 ASEAN Ministerial Meeting and Regional Plan of Action meetings assistance

increases political will for Counter Wildlife Trafficking.

OCT 2015ASEAN Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Combating Transnational Crime

The USAID-funded Asia’s Regional Response to Endangered Species Trafficking or “ARREST” Program (2011 - 2016, $13 million) focused on reducing consumer demand, strengthening law enforcement, and sustaining regional cooperation.

USAID has been working to counter the illegal wildlife trade since 2006. Wildlife trafficking is a lucrative international crime perpetrated by organized criminal groups. Ending it is an important U.S. foreign policy objective.

OCT 2016US Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016

MAR 2019Special ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Illegal Wildlife Trade

MAY 2019Enactment of the Wildlife Conservation and Protection Act 2019, Thailand

JUL 2019Endorsement of ASEAN Guidelines for Detecting and Preventing Wildlife Trafficking

NOV 20192019 review of the END Act highlights USAID Wildlife Asia’s wildlife demand reduction efforts in China, Thailand and Vietnam

COVID-19 becomes a global pandemic and calls global attention to illegal wildlife trade

JAN 2020Development of the 2021-2025 Plan of Action for the ASEAN Cooperation on CITES and Wildlife Enforcement initiated

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JUL 2016China’s Wildlife Protection Law Amended

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MAY 2017USAID Wildlife Asia initiates pioneering SBCC campaigns in China, Thailand and Vietnam

The USAID Wildlife Asia Program (2016 - 2021, $24.5 million) aims to improve regional action to end wildlife crime in Southeast Asia and China focusing on four target species: elephant, pangolin, rhino and tiger.

FEB 2018USAID Wildlife Asia courses strengthen Asia-Africa law enforcement ties and joint actions to dismantle trafficking networks

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USAID-RDMA HISTORY OF COMBATING WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING