1. AZRINA ABDULLAH ROUNDTABLE FOR ASEAN CHIEF JUSTICES AND SENIOR JUDICIARY ON ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND ENFORCEMENT 6-7 DECEMBER 2011 JAKARTA, INDONESIA Judiciary’s role in wildlife trade

2. Regional Wildlife Trade Characteristics and Hotspots Producer/ Exporter Consumer Map courtesy of TRAFFIC Southeast Asia

3. Why people trade? Traditional medicine Pets Zoos and Collection Trophies, decorations and luxury items Wild meat Timber

4. Value of wildlife trade (legal) Between 1998–2007 - 35 million animals traded* 2 million kg of live corals were exported Value – USD 10 billion (excluding timber and fisheries) * 30 million wild caught

5. Value of illegal trade USD39.09 billion (conservative estimate)

6. What is the ‘real’ value of illegal trade?

7. ‘Real value’ Man Gets 5 Years In Jail For Stealing 11 Cans Tiger Beer Wed, Jan 20th, 2010 An unemployed man paid a heavy price for stealing 11 cans of beer worth RM70 when the Magistrates Court here sentenced him to five years’ imprisonment.

8. Impacts of illegal wildlife trade Loss of natural resources Loss of income to the country Threats to national and transnational security Loss of opportunities for undiscovered medical cures Loss of lives – enforcement officers who are rarely adequately equipped Risks to human health

9. Challenges to law enforcement Inadequate resources - financial and human Corruption Lack of adequate laws Lack of political will Inadequately equipped Transnational nature of the trade Internet trading Low judicial awareness

10. Role of the judiciary Recognise that illegal wildlife trade is a serious crime even though it may look victimless Impose penalties that would deter others

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