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United for Wildlife, founded by The Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales, convened leading figures from the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors from across West and Central Africa to develop a regional network to combat the illegal wildlife trade in the regions. Lagos, Nigeria: United for Wildlife has established landmark agreements with one of Nigeria’s leading law enforcement agencies as well as the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, as part of the organisation’s work to build a regional network to combat the illegal wildlife trade in West Africa. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and United for Wildlife are committing to work together on a number of fronts; developing training and education in the region in relati...

Frontline conservation organisations joined the private sector and law enforcement in South Africa this week in a conference to tackle illegal wildlife trade across the region. Attended by leaders from government, business, law enforcement and NGOs, the two-day event came hot on the heels of recent commitments from the US Treasury to form a United States – South Africa taskforce to ‘follow the money’ and halt the illegal trade in wildlife. Hosted by United for Wildlife at Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, in partnership with the Global Conservation Corps (GCC) and the Greater Kruger Environmental Protection Foundation, Combatting the Illegal Wildlife Trade in Southern Africa promoted greater engagement and collaboration between non-profit, public and private sectors, highlighting the cruc...

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United for Wildlife strengthens fight against the illegal wildlife trade by adding a West Africa Chapter to its global network

United for Wildlife brings South African private sector leaders to the front line of the fight against wildlife crime