by Born Free USA in GNRII on May 21, 2021
Before COVID-19, world leaders and climate activists declared 2020 a “super year for nature” with vital international negotiations scheduled on the biodiversity and climate crises. As the pandemic spread, these negotiations were postponed to 2021, and we are now gearing up for a series of landmark meetings that, together, will set the international policy agenda on climate change and nature for decades to come. Born Free, a global leader in wildlife conservation and wild animal welfare, is working to make 2021 an exceptional year – a year of great ambition and opportunity to drive better outcomes for wild animals and people alike.
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African kino tree (Pterocarpus erinaceus). Photo by Philippe Birnbaum.
Happy World Wildlife Day! This year’s World Wildlife Day theme is “Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet” to highlight the central role of forests, forest species, and ecosystems services in sustaining the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people globally.
In West Africa, wildlife crime, including illegal logging and timber trade, is causing irreversible damage to ecosystems. Animal and plant species are being decimated at an unprecedented rate in large part due to these illegal activities.
Flora parts for sale in Burkina Faso. Photo by Born Free USA.
Born Free USA works to stop illegal trafficking – including that of plant species. From 2016 to 2020, we held 25 training courses for more than 500 law enforcement officials from across West and Central Africa. These courses focused on a range of topics, including species identification; investigational techniques and best practices;