Critical evidence to drive a reduction in Cambodia’s ivory trade
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £334,735
WHERE Cambodia
Summary
This project seeks to reduce illegal ivory trade in Cambodia, a country at risk of becoming a driver of the global trade, contributing to a decreased threat to elephant populations from IWT globally. Specifically, it will enable more effective enforcement of illegal ivory trade in Cambodia by improving knowledge of Cambodian ivory markets and trading networks through research, building national capacity for genetic analysis of ivory to determine provenance and regional trade networks, and strengthening national legislation and its implementation.
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.
