Combating poaching and trafficking of Critically Endangered sturgeon
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £307,152
WHERE Georgia
Summary
To combat trafficking of Critically Endangered sturgeon in the eastern Black Sea region, this project takes a multi-faceted approach that is delivered in partnership with local and national stakeholders. Bottom-up conservation activity by local citizens and fishers is combined with training and operational support to law enforcement bodies, prosecutors, and judges to address poaching and trafficking issues. Key Government agencies and local communities take leading roles in the project, while transboundary trafficking is addressed through international platforms.
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.
