#EDD21- HIGH-LEVEL PANEL: Will the Green Deal save Wildlife from trafficking?

The planet's wildlife is under intense pressure from human activity and over-exploitation. Illegality, crime, and corruption have a dire impact on deforestation and the loss of multiple wild species, affecting whole ecosystems, contributing to climate change, and negatively impacting trade, economic development and security. The weak governance and lack of adequate responses have exacerbated the poaching crises in many biodiversity hotspots affecting both wildlife and communities dependent on natural resources. This debate set to discuss real on the ground impact of wildlife trafficking, the links to security, the latest trafficking trends (to release for the first time at EDDs), the challenges in Asia to curb wildlife crime and the role of the Green Deal in addressing these threats to biodiversity through integrated responses.

Speakers

- Jutta URPILAINEN, EU Commissioner for International Partnerships, European Commission
- Emmanuel DE MERODE, Director, @VirungaNationalPark
- Ghada Fathi WALY, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- Koen DOENS, Director-General, European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships
- Nomsa Betty KAMANGA, EDD Young Leader, Zambia
- Jorge RÍOS, Chief of UNODC Global Porgramme for Combating Wildlife and Forest Crime, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- Cristián SAMPER, President and CEO, @wildlifeconservationsociety

Moderator: HRH The Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands

Organised by @UNODCHQ - Brussels Liaison Office