The Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund is a UK government grants scheme that provides support to projects around the world that are tackling the illegal wildlife trade
The UK government is committed to tackling the illegal wildlife trade. The Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund provides financial support to practical projects around the world which are:
The illegal wildlife trade is a criminal industry worth more than £17 billion each year threatening both wildlife and people.
To date, the IWT Challenge Fund has supported 136 projects in over 60 countries to a value of over £43 million.
For further information on the related funds, the Darwin Initiative and Darwin Plus working in the UK Overseas Territories, please follow the links provided below:
The IWT Advisory Group is one of the Biodiversity Challenge Funds Expert Groups. There are a number of documents which support the functioning of these Expert Groups – these can be found on the page “Resources for Expert Group Members“.
John E. Scanlon (Chair) – Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation
UK Government policy advisers from:
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Members with IWT knowledge or experience:
Amy Hinsley – University of Oxford
Carly Cowell – Botanic Gardens Conservation International
Christian Plowman – Cops Without Borders
Dilys Roe – International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Jonathan Barzdo – Independent
Jules McAlpine – Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)
Mary Rice – Environment Investigation Agency (EIA)
Naomi Doak – Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS Asia)
Rebecca Drury – Chronos Sustainability
Sheldon Jordan – Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service
Steven Broad – Independent
UK Border Force Representatives
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