Combating wildlife trafficking : national strategy, implementation plan and restrictions on elephant ivory trade / Tracy Bell, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bell, Tracy, editor.

Series:

Wildlife protection, destruction and extinction series.

Wildlife Protection, Destruction and Extinction

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (1973 March 3).

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

Wildlife conservation.

Wildlife crimes--United States.

Wildlife crimes.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (131 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Publishers, 2016.

Summary:

In the past decade, wildlife trafficking--the poaching or other taking of protected or managed species and the illegal trade in wildlife and their related parts and products--has escalated into an international crisis. Wildlife trafficking is both a critical conservation concern and a threat to global security with significant effects on the national interests of the United States and the interests of our partners around the world. As President Obama said in Tanzania in July 2013, on issuing a new Executive Order to better organize United States Government efforts in the fight against wildlife trafficking, wildlife is inseparable from the identity and prosperity of the world as we know it. We need to act now to reverse the effects of wildlife trafficking on animal populations before we lose the opportunity to prevent the extinction of iconic animals like elephants and rhinoceroses. Like other forms of illicit trade, wildlife trafficking undermines security across nations. Well-armed networks of poachers, criminals, and corrupt officials exploit porous borders and weak institutions to profit from trading in illegally taken wildlife. This book discusses national strategy, implementation plans, and restrictions on elephant ivory trade.

Contents:

COMBATING WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING NATIONAL STRATEGY, IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND RESTRICTIONS ON ELEPHANT IVORY TRADE ; COMBATING WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING NATIONAL STRATEGY, IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND RESTRICTIONS ON ELEPHANT IVORY TRADE ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR COMBATING WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING ; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ; INTRODUCTION ; WHY NOW? ; U.S. STRATEGIC PRIORITIES ; I. STRENGTHEN ENFORCEMENT ; U.S. Domestic Enforcement ; Global Enforcement ; II. REDUCE DEMAND FOR ILLEGALLY TRADED WILDLIFE

III. BUILD INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, COMMITMENT, AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS CONCLUSION ; Chapter 2 NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR COMBATING WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING: IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ; IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ; GUIDING PRINCIPLES ; STRENGTHEN ENFORCEMENT ; U.S. DOMESTIC ENFORCEMENT ; Assess and Strengthen Legal Authorities ; Use Administrative Tools to Quickly Address Current Poaching Crisis; Strengthen Interdiction and Investigative Efforts; PRIORITIZE WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING ACROSS U.S. ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ; ENHANCE COORDINATION AMONG AND BETWEEN ENFORCEMENT AND INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES

TAKE THE PROFIT OUT OF WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING GLOBAL ENFORCEMENT ; Support Governments in Building Capacity ; Support Community-Based Wildlife Conservation ; Support Development and Use of Effective Technologies and Analytical Tools ; Enhance Information Sharing with International Partners ; Participate in Multinational Enforcement Operations ; Support the Development of an Effective Worldwide Network of Wildlife Enforcement Networks (WENs) ; Address Wildlife Trafficking in Fighting Other Transnational Organized Crime ; Focus on Corruption and Illicit Financial Flows

REDUCE DEMAND FOR ILLEGALLY TRADED WILDLIFE Raise Public Awareness and Change Behavior ; Build Partnerships to Reduce Domestic Demand ; EXPAND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND COMMITMENT ; Use Diplomacy to Catalyze Political Will (Multilateral) ; Strengthen International Agreements and Arrangements that Protect Wildlife ; Use Existing and Future Trade Agreements and Initiatives to Protect Wildlife; Incorporate Provisions to Protect Wildlife in Other International Agreements ; Cooperate with Other Governments (Bilateral and Regional) ; Promote Effective Partnerships

Encourage Development of Innovative ApproachesChapter 3 RESTRICTIONS ON TRADE IN ELEPHANT IVORY ; SUMMARY ; INTRODUCTION ; Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ; Endangered Species Act ; General Prohibitions ; Implementation of CITES and Other Trade Provisions; Exception for Antiques; Penalties; African Elephant Conservation Act ; RECENT EXECUTIVE BRANCH ACTIONS ; Director's Order No. 210 ; CITES Final Rule ; RESTRICTIONS ON TRADE ; General Requirements ; Asian Elephant Ivory ; African Elephant Ivory ; Import Restrictions

FWS's Authority to Ban Commercial Import of Antique African Elephant Ivory

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63484-599-4