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Executive Summary 7 facing the effective enforcement of these policies and laws; and (viii) more detailed law, policy, and governance issues, as well as special investigative techniques, covered during the interactive sessions on the last day. She also stressed the serious, highly organized, and transnational nature of wildlife crime; the effects of wildlife crime; and the urgent need to strengthen collaboration at the global, regional, and national levels. Mr. Scanlon seconded Ms. Birken’s remarks and expressed delight in seeing the participants’ level of awareness increasing. Ms. Birken and Mr. Scanlon conveyed their gratitude to the esteemed experts and their partners in the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime, who shared their time, knowledge, and experience in these issues; the distinguished participants, for their time and their profound questions and comments and their active participation throughout the symposium; the Royal Thai Government for hosting the entire CoP and this symposium and providing this venue; and everyone who worked diligently to make the symposium a success. They also looked forward to a follow-up project to assist in the improvement of national wildlife legislation to comply with CITES requirements. The participants left equipped with additional substantive and technical knowledge to effectively combat wildlife crime and two USB flash drives containing reference materials and tool kits to help them accomplish their goals of securing enforcement, ensuring justice, and upholding the rule of law.
Highlights Day 1: 10 March 2013 OPENING SESSIONS Opening and Welcome Remarks Dr. Kala K. Mulqueeny, principal counsel at the Office of the General Counsel of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), served as the master of ceremonies. She said that ADB convened the Symposium on Combating Wildlife Crime: Securing Enforcement, Ensuring Justice, and Upholding the Rule of Law, in partnership with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and a range of other development partners. She expressed pleasure at the number of people who attended the symposium and introduced Mr. John E. Scanlon and Mr. Bruce L. Davis. Mr. John E. Scanlon, secretary general of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Secretariat, welcomed all the participants to the symposium. He acknowledged the valuable contributions of ADB and its representatives, Mr. Bruce L. Davis, vice president for administration and corporate management, and Dr. Mulqueeny. He also thanked the Government of Thailand for hosting the Conference of the Parties (CoP); all the chief justices, justices, attorneys general, and senior government officials in attendance; and the rest of the participants—the police, customs, other enforcement authorities, and friends from the intergovernmental and nongovernmental communities. Describing this symposium as the first engagement of CITES with ADB, Mr. Scanlon, on behalf of the CITES Secretariat, acknowledged ADB’s contributions and expressed desire for this symposium to serve as the start of a fruitful relationship between the two institutions. This symposium was also a side event of the 16th CoP—the largest CITES conference ever hosted, with 2,300 registered participants, 350 media personnel, 161 agenda items, and 60 side events. The number of participants confirmed the level of interest of the various member countries in CITES and its impact, despite the 40 years that had passed since the convention was drafted and signed. Mr. Scanlon explained that CITES is an international convention that regulates international trade in wildlife, both plants and animals, terrestrial and marine. At the time the symposium was held, a total of 178 parties had become parties to the convention by accession, acceptance, approval, continuation, succession, or ratification. 1 At the core of this convention are the various commitments entered into by the contracting parties. These commitments cover (i) the establishment of one or more management authorities to grant permits or certificates on behalf of a state party; (ii) the establishment of one or more scientific authorities to advise the management authorities on whether the introduction of any species listed under Appendix II to the convention will be detrimental to the survival of that same species; and (iii) the adoption of other measures to enforce the convention. For instance, state parties must prohibit 1 According to the CITES List of Contracting Parties, there are now 180 parties to the convention. Angola acceded to the convention on 2 October 2013, while Iraq acceded to it on 5 February 2014. www.cites.org/eng/disc/parties/chronolo.php 8
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