#WildforLife: Wildlife crime just got personal

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-11T19:58:57Z
dc.date.available2016-10-11T19:58:57Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionThis document outlines the scale, impacts, and remedies for the illegal trade in wildlife, framing it as organized crime that generates an estimated $15–20 billion annually, drives species toward extinction, fuels human suffering, and spreads diseases such as Ebola. It calls for individual action: refuse products from protected species, support companies with sustainable supply chains, report wildlife crimes via hotlines and mobile tools, back governments and community efforts, reduce human–wildlife conflict, and share information. It also invites a pledge and a quiz aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 15. The document emphasizes co-benefits: biodiversity protection supports well-being and economies, citing eco-tourism figures for Rwanda and Uganda and a $36 billion contribution to sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP, and recalls a 2015 UN resolution addressing illicit trafficking.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/7697
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectwildlife
dc.subjectenvironmental crime
dc.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below Water
dc.subject.sdgSDG 15 - Life on Land
dc.title#WildforLife: Wildlife crime just got personalen
dc.typeCommunication or other resource
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000048
wd.identifier.sdgiohttp://purl.unep.org/sdg/SDGIO_00000049

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