Disrupting ivory trafficking conduits with coordinated law enforcement in Malawi
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £297,810
WHERE Zambia, Malawi
Summary
This project creates an operational Wildlife Crime Investigations Unit (WCIU) and Community Enforcement Networks (CENs). These new law enforcement entities will operate under the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) with direction from the Inter-Agency Committee to Combat Wildlife Crime. The WCIU and CENs will investigate serious wildlife crimes, including elephant poaching and ivory trafficking. WCIU is multi-agency, including DNPW, police and customs. CENs will be established where elephants are most at risk and help incentivize local communities.
Wildlife Crime Prevention Project, Zambia (WCPP), Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA), Government of Malawi Police Services (MPS), PAMS Foundation, ANAC National Administration of Conservation Areas, DNPWC Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, Lilongwe Wildlife Trust
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.
