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Seven men stand around table filled with many sea turtle carapaces.
Sea turtle shells confiscated in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Indonesia Wildlife Crimes Unit: Dismantling Wildlife Trade Networks in Wallacea

Grantee Name: Wildlife Conservation Society

Hotspot
Wallacea
Location
Indonesia
Amount
$239,260
Dates
Oct 2015 – Sep 2018
Keywords
Awareness, Hunting, Journalism/media, Legal support, Marine, Wildlife trade

Dismantle trafficking and trade networks for 25 priority species throughout Wallacea, focusing on North Sulawesi and Nusa Tenggara Timur in Indonesia, by training at least 30 law enforcement personnel, undertaking at least 20 prosecutions of wildlife traders, and through reform of the Indonesian protected species list to include the CEPF priority species.

Strategic Direction :

1 Address threats to high priority species

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