{"id":51625,"date":"2021-09-20T15:50:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T14:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/?post_type=project&#038;p=51625"},"modified":"2025-03-20T10:12:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T09:12:37","slug":"combating-wildlife-crime-in-virunga","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/project\/combating-wildlife-crime-in-virunga\/","title":{"rendered":"Combating Wildlife Crime in Virunga"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stretching across Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Uganda, the Greater Virunga Landscape is one of the most biodiverse areas on the planet. It is home to some of the world\u2019s rarest species of plants and animals. But poaching and trafficking are threatening the park\u2019s wildlife. Populations of hippos, elephants, monkeys, and pangolins are plummeting as poachers catch these animals and sell them for their parts. Limited resources and political insecurity make it even more difficult for law enforcement officers to protect wildlife.&nbsp;<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Together with IFAW and ACEDH, we have worked on strengthening capacity to stop the poaching and trafficking of protected&nbsp;wildlife between Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-2 large-8\">\n    <div class=\"words block\" id=\"block_358e85f415dc55dae85f4f65b51da8d3\"> <span class=\"anchor-id\" id=\"\" ><\/span>\n                <div class=\"words__body grid-x grid-margin-x show-for-medium\">\n                            <div class=\"words__item cell\n                    large-12 medium-12 small-12\n                    \n                    \n                    \">\n                    <ul>\n                                            <li class=\"words__column\">\n                            <i class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\n                            <span>\n                            We have provided training to law enforcement officers on the ground who can act as the first line of defence against poachers.\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"words__column\">\n                            <i class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\n                            <span>\n                            We supported and monitored cases brought to justice and we ensure the smooth running of these cases in compliance with international rights and laws established by the DRC.\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"words__column\">\n                            <i class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\n                            <span>\n                            In Uganda, IFAW has set-up a team of intelligent officers and wildlife crime analysts who can review data and collaborate with governmental agencies thanks to the addition of camera traps and new patrol equipment.\n                            <\/span>\n                        <\/li>\n                                        <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"words__body grid-x show-for-small-only\">\n                <div class=\"words__item\">\n                                        <ul>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \n                                                                            \n                                                                                                <li class=\"words__column\">\n                                    <i class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\n                                    <span>\n                                    We have provided training to law enforcement officers on the ground who can act as the first line of defence against poachers.\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/li>\n\n                            \n                                                                                                <li class=\"words__column\">\n                                    <i class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\n                                    <span>\n                                    We supported and monitored cases brought to justice and we ensure the smooth running of these cases in compliance with international rights and laws established by the DRC.\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/li>\n\n                            \n                                                                                                <li class=\"words__column\">\n                                    <i class=\"fas fa-check\"><\/i>\n                                    <span>\n                                    In Uganda, IFAW has set-up a team of intelligent officers and wildlife crime analysts who can review data and collaborate with governmental agencies thanks to the addition of camera traps and new patrol equipment.\n                                    <\/span>\n                                <\/li>\n\n                                                                        <\/ul>\n                                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Strengthening community participation across borders<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<p>Community members play a critical role in the protection of local wildlife. We engaged 20 community wildlife monitors who have helped us gather information shared with relevant authorities supporting them in arresting poachers and the confiscation of deadly traps.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Logo-Funded-by-EU-300x246.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-182814 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/246;width:174px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Logo-Funded-by-EU-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Logo-Funded-by-EU-1024x840.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Logo-Funded-by-EU-768x630.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Logo-Funded-by-EU-1536x1261.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Logo-Funded-by-EU.jpg 1996w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block block-container small-12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/our-work\/wildlife-crime\/\">Read more about wildlife crime<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"background background-preset-primary\" id=\"block_3c5aa0c0057c727958b4ecc7c79d6eaf\">\n             <div class=\"dark custom-padding-top\">\n    \n\n\n<div class=\"smallteam-members__name12 large-offset-1 large-10\">\n\t<div id=\"team-members-block_a85de32bce2c2b04dddda9bce54b5c8e\" class=\"team-members team-members-block block\">\n\t\t<span class=\"anchor-id\" id=\"\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"team-members__title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>More information<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"team-members__body small-12 grid-x\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-members__item grid-x small-12 medium-6\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-members__image cell shrink\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/paul-villaespesa\/\" target=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"team-members__image-wrapper lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/52IUCN-290621--scaled.jpg&#039;)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/52IUCN-290621--scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Villaespesa\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; 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