Horn of Africa Wildlife Law Enforcement Network (HA-WEN) By Daniel Pawlos Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA) Chair person of HA-WEN SC CITES CoP 17, Side-event Sep. 28, 2016 Johannesburg, S.A

☞ What is HA-WEN? the Horn of African countries Enforcement Network HA-WEN is the Horn of African countries Wildlife Law Enforcement Network

☞ Wildlife trafficking Wildlife Trafficking is becoming a growing threat to conservation across the world. It is threatening Many of the Africa’s iconic wildlife species such as elephants, rhinos, big cats, pangolins and primates, etc.

☞ Wildlife trafficking Features of the Wildlife trafficking A trans-boundary crime; Operated by organized criminal networks; escalating; broader negative impacts; a single country can not control it;

The Horn of African region is increasingly becoming prone to wildlife/ nature crime. The region get involved in Wildlife Trafficking both as source & transit.

Elephant Ivory trader arrested, attempted to be trafficked to S Elephant Ivory trader arrested, attempted to be trafficked to S. Sudan (Coffee Trader) As source

Elephant Ivory trafficker intercepted at Bole Intl airport, Traveling from Nigeria to China via Ethiopia As transit route Seizure happened at Bole International Airport, Ezeala Chinedu Franklin, Nigerian Transit passenger June 2013

As transit route A Rwandese women arrested at Bole Intl airport, Traveling from Rwanda to Benin, 2016 As transit route

☞ Cheetah cubs intercepted at Somaliland Horn of Africa-Wildlife Enforcement Networks, 2013

☞ Wildlife trafficking This global, multi-faceted crime is becoming increasingly profitable, attracting better organized and sophisticated criminal networks; It requires a national, regional & an international, multi-agency response to successfully combat it (joint & concerted effort). HA-WEN initiative (2012)

☞ HA-WEN Member Countries/states Djibouti Ethiopia Kenya Somalia South Sudan Sudan Uganda Eritrea

☞ HA-WEN progress (some) Set up a Steering Committee to pave the way for establishing the network , drawn from each member countries (July 2013) Developed Terms of Reference (ToR) for the SC of HA-WEN. Determined Structure of the SC: the SC has a chair, secretary & members

Conducted 3 HA-WEN SC committee meetings so far. The Statement of the Participants of the inceptive Work Shop (3-4 October 2012) sent to the respective Gov’ts. Indeed most governments of the region were positive about its establishment.

establishment of HA-WEN IGAD to support the establishment of HA-WEN Communicated with partners & other organizations HA-WEN structure drafted Core areas of interventions identified

With partners (IFAW) support the HA-WEN workshop information document has been submitted CITES CoP 16 by Ethiopia on behalf of countries in the Horn of African countries who have partic- ipated in the workshop. Reviewed and accepted the concept note of Freeland Foundation on African Regional Response to Endangered Species Trade (ARREST)

☞ Challenges moving resource factor poor communication gaps HA-WEN is not rapidly moving resource factor poor communication gaps some SC members does not work on HA-WEN issues Change of steering committee members .

☞ Opportunities Dutch Government IFAW consultant to work on HA-WEN issues Activities financed by the Dutch Government some SC members does not work on HA-WEN issues Change of steering committee members .

IGAD ☞ Partners and supporters Dutch Government International fund for Animal Welfare IGAD

☞ The way forward to work on HA-WEN activities. HA-WEN should be formally established soon. SC members should begin to work on HA-WEN activities. Partners and supporters should continue to support HA-WEN.

all relevant organization should be made. begin process to establish HA-WEN secretariat in IGAD. Further discussion with all relevant organization should be made.

Thank You