A review of TRAFFIC's work mid-2008 to mid-2010

3 Wildlife resources

Medicinal and aromatic plants

Development and implementation of FairWild Standard Version 2.0
September 2010: A single unified standard to support sustainable management of medicinal plant trade and more equitable sharing of the benefits that result from it, and a common platform for promotion, the FairWild Standard Version 2.0, combining ISSC-MAP with the original FairWild Standards, was developed by the FairWild Foundation. Its development followed consultation with a wide range of stakeholders, and drew on lessons learned from field-testing ISSC-MAP—described in the report Wild for a Cure, published August 2010. In 2010, 23 collection operations in 13 different countries were undergoing the certification process using Version 2.0 of the Standard. FairWild-certified products are now on the market, and there is commitment from large wholesalers to establish a sustainable sourcing chain.

Influencing government and inter-governmental policy and practices
April 2010: ISSC-MAP/FairWild was incorporated into the National Committee on Non-timber Forest Product/MADP guidelines for India's National Working Plan Code and selected FairWild principles were included in the revised Rulebook of Conditions for Utilization and the Methods of Collection of Other Forest Products in the Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The FairWild Standard was used as a basis for CITES non-detriment finding procedures in Lesotho and South Africa, and has been referenced in guidance on making non-detriment findings and in relation to implementation of the CBD Global Strategy for Plant Conservation.

Timber

GFTN including Customs declaration requirements as part of industry verification criteria
The Global Forest and Trade Network (GTFN) has decided to include requirement of a Customs declaration document for verification of legality of timber shipments in guidelines for their member companies.
http://gftn.panda.org/

Legality framework used in Lacey Act training in Asia and in shaping laws in the Congo Basin
June 2010: TRAFFIC has been working with the GFTN and various US government agencies to provide training for meeting new US import controls to exclude illegal timber in China, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. The legality framework principles, criteria and indicators developed by TRAFFIC are being used as legal verifiers. The framework was also used to shape new legislation in the Republic of Congo.

Legality and governance work in Peru expanded to address South America–EU timber flows
July 2010: TRAFFIC supported efforts to help strengthen the voice of civil society, and particularly that of indigenous peoples, in the development of forest policy in Peru. In addition, TRAFFIC secured major EC FLEGT funding to support processes to improve the ability of Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru to meet new EU legality requirements for timber imports.

Wild meat and medicine

Analyses of use and trade in Southern Africa, framing management responses
A variety of “on the ground” work is completed or under way in Zimbabwe, Namibia, and Mozambique, documenting the nature and scale of the use of wild species for meat, and informing management responses by government staff and private landowners. Governments are now considering a series of recommendations to promote sustainable harvest and management of wild meat resources to meet food security needs of local communities.




National and regional action against illegal trade in Central Africa
October 2009: TRAFFIC is leading the development of a wild meat trade monitoring system in the Central Africa sub-region, working with government, scientific and technical institutes, the private sector, IGO and NGO partners; supporting efforts to produce a wildlife trade action plan for COMIFAC, and collaborating in the organization of a workshop to develop a national strategy and action plan for wild meat in the Democratic Republic of Congo and has strongly engaged with forest concessionaires in the Congo Basin to reduce the unsustainable and illegal meat trade.

Beijing Green Guide reaches 30,000 consumers
August 2008: Beijing Green Guide, a guide to sustainable consumer practices in Beijing, was produced by Immersion Guides, and has been published in Chinese and English. It has been distributed to an estimated 30,000 visitors to Beijing, providing them with the information they need to avoid consumption of threatened species.

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