Chapters

• The international and EU approaches against wildlife trafficking and illegal logging – an introduction
• A large number of high level commitments have been taken in the last years against wildlife trafficking
• The international approach against wildlife trafficking: focus on the CITES Convention
• CITES: one of the major biodiversity related Conventions
• CITES particular features: Use of trade instruments to protect biodiversity
• Appendix I, II and III
• CITES particular features: Use of trade instruments to protect biodiversity
• CITES does not only deal with live animals/plants, but also derived products
• Examples
• CITES particular features: an effective decision-making process
• Voting
• CITES particular features: an effective decision-making process
• CITES obligations by Parties under the CITES Convention
• The EU in CITES
• The EU rules against wildlife trafficking: more than CITES
• The EU “Wildlife trade regulations” – Council Regulation 338/97 and associated Commission Regulations
• The FLEGT approach on trade in timber species
• The "nature" directives
• The environmental crime directive 2008/99/EC
• A few facts and figures on prosecutions and sanctions against wildlife trafficking in the EU
• Next steps