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.
The Illegal Wildlife Trade Challenge Fund (IWTCF) has committed £37m to 113 projects around the world, in over 50 countries, since 2014.
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:
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:
UK Border Force Representatives
Jonathan Barzdo – Independent
Dr Dilys Roe – International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Naomi Doak – Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS Asia)
Grace Ge Gabriel – International Fund for Welfare of Animals (IFAW)
Sheldon Jordan – Environment Canada, Wildlife Enforcement Directorate
Steven Broad – Independent
David Fein – Standard Chartered Bank
Tanya Wyatt – Northumbria University
Mary Rice – Environment Investigation Agency (EIA)
Rebecca Drury – Fauna and Flora International (FFI)
Christian Plowman – Cops Without Borders
Dr Carly Cowell – Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Alison Littlewood – Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC)