Strengthening trans-continental cooperation to combat IWT between Vietnam and Mozambique
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £399,718
WHERE Vietnam, Mozambique
Summary
Intelligence has highlighted a major trade network for rhino horn and ivory from Mozambique to Vietnam. Enforcement cooperation between the two countries is
nascent and there is insufficient trust between enforcement officers to ensure effective, sustained enforcement actions. To combat transcontinental crimes, WCS will facilitate effective, strategic, intelligence-led enforcement to serve as a model for Asia-Africa cooperation. Key activities include developing legal formalities for cooperation, building capacity for joint actions, and educating the Vietnamese community living in Mozambique.
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.
