Organiser: TRAFFIC
Presenters
Anastasiya Timoshyna, Programme Office Director – Europe (TRAFFIC); Stephanie von Meibom, Senior Programme Manager – Europe (TRAFFIC); Bakytbek Tokubek uulu, Programme Manager- Central Asia (TRAFFIC)
Panel Speakers
Tanya Ivannikova, Policy Specialist – Fauna & Flora
Javokhir Abdukhalikov – Chief Specialist at International Department of the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change, Republic of Uzbekistan
Jakhongir Talipov – Head of the Department of International Relations and Grants of the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change, Republic of Uzbekistan
Session Overview
This interactive session will shine a spotlight on the use and trade of wild animals and plant species in the Central Asian region and will discuss some of the current challenges as well as the opportunities related to the sustainable use of wild species. TRAFFIC and Fauna and Flora will present the findings of recent wildlife trade case studies and showcase efforts to strengthen governmental capacities to counter poaching and illegal wildlife trade. Furthermore, in this session we will examine the role that the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) can play to ensure the sustainable use of the region's unique wild plant and animal species with the next Conference of the Parties to CITES planned to take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in 2025, and in the context of contributing to the national commitments in delivering against the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
Suggested reading
TRAFFIC and Fauna & Flora together with Ekomaktab, the Institute of Zoology of Uzbekistan and ACBK published a trio of reports with the first-of-its-kind comprehensive analysis of wildlife trade in Central Asia. Data from a wide range of sources was compiled to shed light on the levels and dynamics of wildlife trade—both legal and illegal in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
The reports are available on TRAFFIC´'s website here.