At the Eighth GEF Assembly in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the ICCF Group and Legal Atlas presented lessons learned and recommendations from the project “Policy Coherence for Global Environmental Benefits” with the Global Environment Facility and UNEP. The session brought together representatives of GEF agencies, national governments, international organizations, NGOs, and technical partners to discuss best practices emerging from pilot work carried out in Colombia, Mongolia, and Zambia between 2024 and 2026, and to encourage participants to apply these insights in the design of future projects and national reforms. The ICCF Group wishes to thank @theGEF, @UNEP, and @LegalAtlas.

Really looking forward to joining the 'Global Wildlife Enforcement Networks: Dialogue on Inter-WEN Cooperation' webinar as guest speaker, with special thanks to @SAWENsec - South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network & its inspiring & energetic Secretary General Krishna Acharya

Great to see the @UN General Assembly adopt a powerful new Resolution on 'Tackling illicit trafficking in wildlife' on 30 June 2025, ten years after adopting its first ever Resolution on the topic in 2015. Kudos to Gabon & Germany & the UN Friends Group bit.ly/40174RS

On 1 July 2025 it is 50 years since @CITES entered into force. Here's a selection of my articles about CITES - in many cases drafted with co-authors - published between 2018-2025, which I have compiled in one place to commemorate CITES 50th anniversary bit.ly/4l2ao7L

Welcome to South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network as the Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime's 47th International Champion! @SAWENsec is a regional inter-governmental wildlife law enforcement support body, promoting regional cooperation to combat wildlife crime in South Asia

CITES will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its entering into force on 1 July 2025. Join us for a special free on-line event involving @CITES veterans & youth on 30 June at 13.00 CET. Go to this link to view details of all speakers & to register bit.ly/4eckwIs

We have today issued a joint statement to the UN Oceans Conference (UNOC) on the need to address marine wildlife trafficking to protect our oceans. It draws upon our UNOC virtual side event on the same theme last week. See bit.ly/3TebwsB

UN World Environment Day virtual side event on 'Addressing Marine Wildlife Trafficking to Protect our Oceans', as a part of the UN Oceans Conference. Brilliant speakers on why we need to pay more attention to this critical issue. Video via @ADMCapFound youtube.com/watch?v=Fw4yJ57q…

FROM ANGOLA: The ICCF Group, with support from GIZ and in partnership with the Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime (EWC) and Legal Atlas (LA), conducted a regional workshop to address zoonotic diseases, focusing on diagnostics, transmission, and legislation. Key points included prevention, host species, cultural factors, and the need for scientific tools and comprehensive laws to tackle these threats across African countries. Learn more: tinyurl.run/EUn8aS Thank you to @giz_gmbh, @JohnEScanlon, @AnaMotamayor, and @ADMCapFound

Presidents of Angola & Brazil issue joint statement calling for negotiation of protocols to the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime to tackle environmental crimes, in particular trafficking in wild fauna & flora & illegal mining bit.ly/43vCBw4

Wildlife crime doesn’t just hurt species - it fuels organized crime. 📘 Our latest report, Disruption and Disarray: An analysis of pangolin scale and ivory trafficking, 2015-2024, lays out good practices and policy recommendations to dismantle these transnational criminal networks.

It was inspiring to witness the World Health Assembly adopt the WHO Pandemics Agreement at the Palais des Nations. It's a remarkable achievement. The High-level segment was memorable for the level of support expressed for the @WHO & multilateralism bit.ly/43FlCbS

Brazil & Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime & others will host @CCPCJ side event on: 'Wildlife Trafficking of Non-CITES Species' on Friday 23 May from 10.00-11.00 CET. Everyone is invited to attend the event either in person or on line. Full details bit.ly/4doDSK5

Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime welcomes the adoption of a treaty on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law by the Council of Europe – a groundbreaking treaty that defines major environmental harms (inc IWT) as criminal offences bit.ly/4dsXDAg

China announced that it will remove Guilingji, a traditional medicine containing pangolin scales, from its official 2025 Pharmacopoeia. A step forward in wildlife protection & aligns with a growing global push to end the use of endangered animals in 💊 goodthingsguy.com/environmen…

There is growing momentum for a new UN protocol to prevent & combat wildlife trafficking & other crimes that affect the environment. What could a global agreement on tackling environmental crimes look like? My latest article for @illuminemNews at bit.ly/4cQyQpt

On April 17th, the ICCF Group in partnership with GIZ, the Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime, and @LegalAtlas hosted a workshop for the Botswana Conservation Parliamentary Caucus (BOCOPAC) titled "Preventing Future Zoonotic Pandemics: Strengthening National Legal Frameworks and International Cooperation." The event highlighted legal frameworks governing wildlife and zoonotic diseases to translate knowledge into legal responses and provide policy tools for legal evaluation.

Delighted to announce @thelongrunorg as the 45th EWC International Champion! A membership organization supporting a global community of purpose-driven tourism businesses to accelerate positive impact across conservation, culture, community, & commerce ➡ bit.ly/3vHEdGj

Delighted to welcome the EDGE AI FOUNDATION as our 2nd Impact Technology Champion, bringing our number of International Champions to 41 organisations. EDGE AI is the global place for scalable edge AI technologies. More on all #EndWildlifeCrime Champions @ endwildlifecrime.org

No agreement was reached on a global #plasticstreaty at the last INC in Dec. It resumes in 2025. But what if no agreement is reached? Does that mean no treaty? With co-authors @mivanova & CDiLeva we offer 2 ways forward to break the impasse @illuminemNews bit.ly/49yGSBz