The illegal wildlife trade is one of the largest international illicit trades, thought to generate between USD 7-23 billion annually. Wildlife traffickers exploit the global aviation network to perform their activities, causing similar effects as other international crimes, including promoting instability, financing organized crime, and adversely affecting local livelihoods, particularly among communities reliant on wildlife tourism. Wildlife trafficking includes the poaching, purchase, sale, transit, and consumption of protected wildlife, their parts, and products. It endangers species, damages the environment and has been identified as a factor that can contribute to the development of zoonotic diseases.
The course explores the role of airports in combatting wildlife trafficking by drawing on the experience of airports that have already taken action, and contains materials and advice to assist airports, irrespective of their size or geography, to help play their part in the fight against wildlife trafficking.
On completion of this course participants will be able to:
The Combatting Wildlife Trafficking course covers the following topics:
This course is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents are the responsibility of Airports Council International (ACI) World and TRAFFIC and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID, the United States Government, or individual ROUTES partners. The designations of geographical entities in this course, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of ACI, ROUTES, or ROUTES partners concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
This course was indeed informative and I can not wait to share all that I have learned with my colleagues and other stakeholders, to ensure that our airport become a zero-tolerance hub against illegal wildlife trafficking.
Excellent and interactive course. The content really good for newbie who doesnât know this topic.
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