Bringing down the gavel on regional wildlife crime corruption
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Extra
VALUE £1,129,614
WHERE Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Malawi
Summary
Malawi’s commitment to combatting IWT has resulted in lengthy custodial sentences for organised wildlife crime syndicates. However, pangolin trade remains concerningly high, elephant poaching is increasing. This project will reduce corruption in courts/prisons - the major obstacle to deterrent sentencing. Upskilling Legal Aid lawyers will support low-income defendants. A regional-level impact evaluation of >10 years of Malawi/Tanzania/Zimbabwe IWT programmes will be published and a technical meeting for government officials from the three countries will improve co-operation in reducing high-level IWT.
PAMS Foundation, Malawi Department of National Parks and Wildlife, Government of Malawi Police Services (MPS), Director of Public Prosecutions, Government of Malawi - ABC
ALL OTHER ‘LISTED’ AND ‘ENDANGERED’ (AS PER MALAWI’S
LEGISLATION) ANIMALS AND PLANTS IN TRADE (E.G., BIG CATS,
VULTURES, HIPPOS, ORCHIDS), ELEPHANT, RHINO, PANGOLIN
Countries
Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Malawi
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Over 600 arrests and more than 500 convictions in wildlife crime since 2017, alongside a decline in ivory trafficking cases and an increase in elephant and rhino populations.
