Context:
Southeast Asia is both a centre for the consumption of wildlife products and a key supplier of wildlife products, with Indonesia being one of the largest sources and an important transit hub for wildlife in the global trade. A wide variety of native species is subject to unsustainable, and often illegal, harvest. The conservation impacts of the wildlife trade in Southeast Asia are immense. There has been a drastic decline in the populations of many wildlife species with high commercial value, many of which are now rare, endangered or locally extinct.
Objective:
The overall objective of the project is to advance the EU and Indonesia's engagement in the frame of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and to strengthen international efforts on biodiversity protection, sustainable management and trade of wildlife.
Approach:
The prerequisite for successfully implementing the TA will be to precisely assess the current level of awareness of the wildlife trade (sustainable and illegal) amongst the government counterparts and other stakeholders at national and local levels. This will be the basis for both an effective awareness campaign targeting the general public and capacity development for counterpart officials at the selected key ministries. Furthermore, synergies between development partners such as donor agencies and NGOs, will be identified to set up a synchronized approach for individual activities. Knowledge management measures like a web portal for information exchange will back up awareness raising and capacity development measures.