Securing the gateway - reducing wildlife trafficking from Myanmar to China
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £337,657
WHERE China, Burma (Myanmar)
Summary
This project will strengthen governance and leverage effective enforcement actions against wildlife trafficking networks along the primary trade route between Myanmar and China. Technical support will be provided to enhance capacity of Myanmar's law enforcement agencies and strengthen cooperation with Chinese authorities at the Muse-Ruili border crossing. We will disrupt a priority wildlife trafficking corridor in Southeast Asia reducing threats to local and global biodiversity, and improve rule of law in Myanmar.
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.
