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Transnational criminal gangs are exploiting the increasingly interconnected air transport system to traffic illegal flora and fauna. Aviation is committed to playing its part in stopping this illegal trade in wildlife, worth at least $19 billion annually.

Although the duty for capturing and prosecuting these criminals rests with national enforcement authorities, airline staff can provide an important source of additional intelligence.

IATA is working with the aviation industry to support enforcement agencies to combat the illegal trade in wildlife.​​​​

Raise your staff awareness
This 20-minute e-learning module, originally developed by Etihad Airways in collaboration with TRAFFIC has been adapted to suit a global aviation audience.

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United for Wildlife Transport Taskforce

From airlines to shipping lines – the United for Wildlife (UfW) Transport Taskforce aims to jointly examine the role of the transport industry in the illegal wildlife trade and aims to identify ways the sector can break the chain between suppliers and consumers.

The 2016 IATA Annual General Meeting unanimously endorsed a resolution denouncing the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products and pledging to partner with government authorities and conservation organizations in the fight against the trafficking of protected species.

IATA is among the signatories to the UfW Transport Taskforce Buckingham Palace Declaration which aims to reduce the illegal trade of wildlife. 79 airlines have also signed up as well as a number of other aviation stakeholders, underlining the aviation industry’s commitment to helping end this evil trade. If you want more information on how to be a signatory please contact info@unitedforwildlife.org.

Partnerships

  • IATA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) .
  • IATA is also a core member of the Reducing Opportunities for Unlawful Transport of Endangered Species (ROUTES) Partnership. More about the IATA-ROUTES partnership. The USAID ROUTES Partnership brings together transport and logistics companies, government agencies, development groups, law enforcement, conservation organizations, academia and donors to disrupt wildlife trafficking activities, and forms a key element of the concerted international response to addressing wildlife poaching and associated criminal activities worldwide.

More partners

Please contact us for more information at sustainability@iata.org

Awareness training for airline staff

How Aviation Staff Can Help Stop the Illegal Wildlife Trade​

This video has been produced for aviation staff, supported by the USAID ROUTES Partnership to highlight the important role front-line workers in the air industry can play to help catch wildlife traffickers.

The following resources are provided by the USAID Reducing Opportunities for Unlawful Transport of Endangered Species (ROUTES) Partnership.

Training Materials

Resource Library

 

 

 

 

 

Playlist: IATA's latest tools to help airlines raise awareness of the illegal wildlife trade with passengers.

There are two versions of the passenger awareness video: the first video with additional story on seahorses that adds an example to showcase how marine wildlife can be trafficked and also highlights the use of Europe as a transit location; and the second video with additional story on ivory that adds an example to showcase how iconic species are trafficked and also highlights the use of the Middle East as a transit location.

For regional awareness raising videos featuring celebrities, check out WildAid’s video playlists.

Playlist: Watch Prince William, Lord Hague and Sir Tim Clarke on the United for Wildlife Taskforce

 

United for Wildlife video on the Illegal Wildlife Trade