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The final round: combating armed actors, organized crime and wildlife trafficking
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Körperschaftlicher Herausgeber
Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
Abstract Wildlife and wildlife products constitute a high-value ‘conflict resource: When trafficked together with small arms and light weapons (SALW), this resource proliferation reinforces a cycle of armed violence impeding development, eroding state institutions and threatening community security.
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Wildlife and wildlife products constitute a high-value ‘conflict resource: When trafficked together with small arms and light weapons (SALW), this resource proliferation reinforces a cycle of armed violence impeding development, eroding state institutions and threatening community security.
Deploy technical advisors and systematically share intelligence between wildlife conservation and SALW control programmes to map, identify, trace and track networks and flows of arms, ammunition and high value wildlife trafficking (HVWT).
Prioritize trainings on customs and border management, physical security and stockpile management (PSSM) of weapons and ammunition, record-keeping and targeted capacity-building of wildlife authorities and rangers.
The illicit trade in wildlife and weapons takes place across sovereign borders and cannot be dealt with by states in isolation. Sharing intelligence, strengthening legislation and conducting joint operations at the regional level is crucial.
Assist member states to co-ordinate action, tailor standards and design and implement coherent strategies that explicitly recognize the relationship between eradicating HVWT, countering SALW proliferation and achieving wider development goals.
Poverty, conflict, weak governance and high demand are key drivers of both HVWT and SALW proliferation. Participatory solutions, including education, advocacy and livelihood creation, are key to eradicating demand and nurturing development in order to eliminate the trade.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Umweltschaden; Umweltschutz; Umweltpolitik; organisierte Kriminalität; Rüstungskontrolle; Kleinwaffe; Handel; Illegalität; Proliferation; Naturschutz; Armut; Konfliktpotential; Afrika
Klassifikation
Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik
Ökologie und Umwelt
Freie Schlagwörter
Waffenverkäufe; Waffenlieferungen; illegaler Rüstungstransfer; Wilderei
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2016
Erscheinungsort
Bonn
Seitenangabe
7 S.
Schriftenreihe
BICC Policy Brief, 3/2016
ISSN
2521-7801
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung 3.0