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♤ The Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking (CAWT) aims to focus public and political attention and resources on ending the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products.
♤ Initiated in 2005, CAWT is a unique voluntary publicprivate coalition of like-minded governments and organizations sharing a common purpose.
CAWT is leveraging the combined strengths of government and nongovernmental partners to:
♤ Improve Wildlife Law Enforcement by expanding enforcement training and information sharing and strengthening regional cooperative networks.
♤ Reduce consumer demand for illegally traded wildlife by raising awareness of the impacts of illegal wildlife trade on biodiversity and the environment, livelihoods, and human health; its links to organized crime; and the availability of sustainable alternatives.
♤ Catalyse high-level political will to fight wildlife trafficking by broadening support at the highest political levels for actions to combat the illegal trade in wildlife.
The Coalition complements and reinforces existing national, regional and international efforts, including the work of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, which monitors and regulates international trade in endangered and threatened species and their derivatives.
The CAWT organisation is not directly involved in any enforcement activities.