Agency, Justice Commission Mobilise Against Wildlife Trafficking

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) and the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC) person entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to fortify wildlife extortion successful Nigeria.

The director-general/CEO of NESREA, Prof. Innocent Barikor and main of investigations astatine the WJC, Stephen Carmody, represented by the determination manager for West and Central Africa, Abim Isafiade, endorsed the model for practice to combat transnational organised transgression networks trafficking successful wildlife, food and timber.

The signing of the MoU was contained successful a connection signed by the adjunct director, Press, Nwamaka Ejiofor,

Ejiofor said the MoU volition fortify intelligence-sharing, heighten forensic and ineligible collaboration, and enactment aboriginal programmes nether the Nigerian Wildlife Law Enforcement Task Force.

Ejiofor quoted Barikor arsenic saying, “This MoU aligns perfectly with Nigeria’s obligations nether the Convention connected International Trade successful Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and demonstrates our government’s determination to support biodiversity, conserve threatened species, and guarantee sustainable managed wildlife resources for aboriginal generations,” Barikor added that, “NESREA is committed to moving hand-in-hand with the WJC to guarantee that Nigeria does not service arsenic a harmless haven oregon transit hub for wildlife traffickers. Together, we volition marque it progressively hard for those who nett from the demolition of our earthy heritage.”

The enforcement manager of the Wildlife Justice Commission, Olivia Swaak-Goldman, said the collaboration with NESREA would bring caller vigour into wildlife enforcement activities successful the country.

“By expanding our partnerships to see NESREA and the Nigerian Wildlife Law Enforcement Task Force, we tin prolong and deepen this translation — ensuring that Nigeria continues to acceptable the benchmark for intelligence-led enforcement.”