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Uganda Wildlife Trafficking Assessment

Shoebill Balaeniceps rex © naturepl.com / Edwin Giesbers / WWF

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Published 11 Tháng tư 2018

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New Report Helps Uganda Take Aim at Wildlife Trafficking

Kampala, Uganda, 11 April 2018—A new TRAFFIC report identifies Uganda as one of the common transit points for the trafficking of wildlife and wildlife products in the Central and East Africa region. Criminal organizations in Uganda are mainly associated with the smuggling of ivory, but in recent years have also been heavily linked to pangolin trafficking.

Uganda Wildlife Trafficking Assessment

Report author(s):
Alessandra Rossi

Publication date:
April 2018


Notes:

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Report Citation:
Rossi, A. (2018). Uganda Wildlife Trafficking Assessment. TRAFFIC International, Cambridge, United Kingdom.


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About UWA

Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) is a semi-autonomous government agency that conserves and manages Uganda’s wildlife for the people of Uganda and the whole world. This agency was established in 1996 after the merger of the Uganda National Parks and the Game Department, and the enactment of the Uganda Wildlife Statute, which became an Act in 2000. UWA is mandated to ensure sustainable management of wildlife resources and supervise wildlife activities in Uganda both within and outside the protected areas.