The Royal Foundation and UNODC Join Forces to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade

PeopleOther ♦ Published: July 23, 2023; 22:53 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Royal Foundation of The Prince and Princess of Wales and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has announced a landmark partnership to address the global illegal wildlife trade through the United for Wildlife program.

Illegal wildlife trade is a problem and can pose a serious threat to threatened and endangered species. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons, Kürschner, Public domain

The three-year agreement, starting on 1st August, aims to combine resources and expertise to fight the illegal wildlife trade, which is associated with violent crime, corruption, and trafficking and is worth up to $20 billion annually. This high-level collaboration underscores the global scale of the problem and the need for concerted efforts to protect precious natural resources and…