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Since its inception in December 2014, the United for Wildlife Transport Taskforce has been working to facilitate collaboration between the transport sector and law enforcement to prevent wildlife trafficking across the world. The outcome of this work resulted in the formation and the signing of the historic Buckingham Palace Declaration on the 15th March 2016.
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Find out more about what United for Wildlife is up to, and how our projects are getting along, as well as fun facts on some of your favourite species.
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Better on-site protection for wildlife
United for Wildlife are scoping out and trialling new and existing technologies which can assist in the fight against poachers on the front line throughout Africa and Asia, as well as developing incentives for community engagement and more effective protected area management. WILDLABS is a new online community for anyone who loves wildlife and wants to use technology for conservation. It is a place to share information, ideas, tools and resources to discover technology-enabled solutions to some of the biggest conservation issues facing our planet.
Reduce demand for illegal wildlife products
The demand for illegal wildlife products around the world has seen an unprecedented increase for a variety of complex reasons, across a number of countries. The key to reducing demand is to increase knowledge about conservation. To provide further knowledge, United for Wildlife created the Introducing Conservation course, a free online course about conservation and the environment. You can find out more about protecting the amazing variety of life on Earth and listen to leading experts talking about inspiring examples of projects that really make a difference.
Emirates представила ливрею "United for Wildlife" (видео)
Авиакомпания Emirates показала первый из двух своих Airbus A380 (A6-EEI), которые будут одеты в специальную ливрею под названием "United for Wildlife". На огромном фюзеляже А380 изображено 6 диких животных, которые больше всего страдают от незаконной торговли и браконьерства.
Сэр Тим Кларк, президент Emirates, сказал: "Многие животные, в частности африканские слоны, носороги, тигры и львы, находятся в опасности из-за беспрецедентного возрастания незаконной торговли дикими животными. Мир переживает всплеск браконьерства, и каждый должен бороться, чтобы остановить это, прежде чем станет слишком поздно. Emirates считает, что авиакомпании могут сыграть значительную роль, чтобы разорвать цепь поставок в незаконной торговле дикими животными. Авиакомпания Emirates уже выделила ресурсы для предотвращения этого", сообщается в пресс-релизе.
United for Wildlife
ZSL is a partner organisation of United for Wildlife. United for Wildlife (UfW) was created by The Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry in June 2014.
Led by The Duke of Cambridge, it has brought together the world’s leading wildlife charities, including ZSL, and The Royal Foundation to address the pressing conservation challenges of today and to work to prevent endangered species from going extinct.
The collaboration was established to unite the world’s leading wildlife charities under a common purpose: to create a global movement for change.
The collaboration includes:
- Conservation International
- Fauna & Flora International
- IUCN
- The Nature Conservancy
- Wildlife Conservation Society
- WWF - UK
- ZSL
In addition to the partners, UfW work with a broad range of Governments, NGOs, and the private sector to restore wildlife populations to healthy levels.
Illegal Wildlife Trade
Illegal wildlife trade is one of the biggest threats to our endangered species.
As part of efforts to end illegal wildlife trade, UfW developed the following committments:
- Better on-site protection for wildlife
- Reduce demand for illegal wildlife products
- Improve law enforcement
- Work with private sector to reduce trafficking
- Engage young people with conservation
Find out more about the commitments here.
ZSL and UfW collaborations
Educating people about conservation issues
As well as our own work to combat illegal wildlife trade, ZSL work closely with UfW to develop new ways to engage people with conservation.
- Created free online courses, to help empower the next generation of conservationists. Sign up for the courses.
- Developed Minecraft adventure map and games to highlight the threats facing wild animals through gaming. Learn more about We Are The Rangers.
Illegal wildlife trade is one of the biggest threats to our endangered species. As part of the efforts to end illegal wildlife trade, United for Wildlife developed the following commitments:
Engage young people with conservation
United for Wildlife is working to not only engage young people with the issues of conservation but to also empower them to be key spokespeople, ambassadors and wildlife heroes in their home countries. By providing digital platforms and social media engagement, people can find inspiration while learning more about the species threatened by illegal wildlife trade. The We Are The Rangers Minecraft map is just one of the ways they are reaching out to people who may not yet know about the poaching crisis. The aim of our Minecraft map is to highlight the terrible dangers facing wildlife from poachers, and the rangers who are battling to protect them.
Два самолета A380 Emirates украсили изображениями диких зверей
Два крупнейших в мире пассажирских самолета Airbus A380, эксплуатируемые авиаперевозчиком Emirates (ОАЭ), получили новую ливрею с изображениями диких млекопитающих, в том числе исчезающих. Как пояснили в авиакомпании, акция проводится в поддержку организации United for Wildlife, которая борется с незаконной торговлей животными и с браконьерством. Самолеты совершили первые рейсы в обновленной ливрее 2 и 5 ноября соответственно.
В Emirates рассказали, что для украшения лайнеров были использованы наклейки, которые заняли примерно 40% всей поверхности самолетов. В частности, размеры одной из наклеек составляют 42,5 х 6,2 м, а ее вес равняется 70 кг.
Work with private sector to reduce trafficking
Private sector businesses across the entire illegal wildlife trade chain may be drawn into the illegal trade either deliberately or unwittingly. United for Wildlife have been working with the private sector to bolster existing measures to prevent the trade and develop and integrate new measures to detect and intercept illegal wildlife products. Their Transport Taskforce has brought high-level leaders from the transport industry together with representatives from across the world of conservation.
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What is United for Wildlife doing?
United for Wildlife is committed to increasing attention on the most pressing conservation issues of our time, from the rapid escalation of illegal wildlife trade to the challenges of demand reduction.
These issues are having a devastating effect on wild populations of some of the largest and most iconic species like elephants, rhinos, and tigers, as well as lesser known species such as the pangolin.
Criminal Justice Response
The adequacy of legal systems to deal with crimes relating to illegal wildlife trade varies between countries, as does the application of existing laws and legal process. United for Wildlife aim to assist enforcement and legal authorities by providing up-to-date information for action, monitoring and publicising successes. They work with DLA Piper to look at the current laws in place and as part of this work DLA Piper completed reviews of wildlife laws in 26 countries covering source, transit and consumer. United for Wildlife is now working with DLA to support efforts in a number of countries to review the laws related to wildlife crimes and raise awareness of these across the judiciary and prosecution.
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