1. Summary on Outcomes of First Meeting of South Asia Experts Group on Illegal Wildlife Trade Krishna Prasad Acharya Interim Secretariat-SAWEN and DG, Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Nepal

2. Outcomes Agreed to establish a permanent Secretariat “Road Map” leading to formal establishment of SAWEN SAWEN Structure Secretariat Structure Terms of Reference of Secretary-General Work Program - major activities identified

3. Consensus to establish permanent Secretariat with a Secretary General Government of Nepal hosting interim Secretariat Government of Nepal offered to hosting the permanent secretariat Secretariat

4. By December 2010: Focal points from each member countries confirmed Repot of Experts Group meeting finalized & shared Continue sharing meeting outcomes electronically Seek opportunities collaborative training projects Prepared for second meeting South Asia Experts Group Continue fundraising efforts Road Map

5. Road Map…. By January 2011: Organize 2 nd meeting to formally operationalize SAWEN Royal Government of Bhutan kindly offered to host 2 nd meeting Observers to be invited from relevant partner organization having long-term presence & commitment to South Asia region Donor roundtable meeting in conjunction with that meeting Work program for SAWEN & SAWEN Secretariat to be agreed Acknowledging Nepal's offer, decision to be made for Secretariat location ToR for Secretary-General of SAWEN to be finalized Recruitment process for Secretary-General to be initiated

6. SAWEN Structure

7. Proposed ToR - Secretary-General Strategic Planning Coordination among member countries and other partners Networking including external audiences Administration Funding development

8. Funding Opportunities TRAFFIC International to continue for strategic financial & technical assistance, under a current grant from US Department of State, in the process leading up to the establishment of SAWEN Secretariat TRAFFIC to work with SAWEN member countries to help identify ‘seed money’ for proposed Secretariat from other potential sources, such as the World Bank and USAID Recommended that the next meeting of Experts Group include a Donor Roundtable Meeting as a side event, where potential donors invited & briefed on SAWEN plans and activities. Possibility for annual contributions from member countries for SAWEN operation to be explored

9. Work Program A range of potential activities were identified for SAWEN’s Work Program in terms of regional law enforcement responses such as: Addressing information gaps Addressing capacity and technical gaps Engage with other countries & address issues such as demand

10. Major Accomplishments Updated focal points of the member countries Prepared & shared report of 1st Expert Group Meeting Finalize the report after getting feed back from the member countries & concerned agencies. SAWEN presentation at Tiger Summit Coordinating to organize second expert group meeting here in Bhutan in January 2011.

11. THANK YOU VERY MUCH