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Official news about SAWEN programmes, regional coordination, and member country cooperation.
A joint meeting was organized between SAWEN and SriLanka Wildlife Enforcement Network (SlaWEN) under the collaboration with Department of Wildlife Conservation and Environmental Foundation Limited, Sri Lanka on 31 July 2025. The meeting was of hybrid nature, as representatives and focal person from Afghanistan,…
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The South Asia Judicial Symposium on Wildlife Crime was co-organized by SAWEN and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) from 7 to 8 May 2025 in New Delhi, India. The symposium brought together over 50 participants, including judges, prosecutors, and SAWEN focal persons from member countries. Delegates…
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The South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) is pleased to announce the signing of two significant Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) that mark an important step forward in fostering long-term collaboration for biodiversity conservation in the South Asian region. On 03 January 2025, SAWEN signed an MoU with the…
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A training program on 'Wildlife Crime Investigation to Prosecution' took place from 09 to 14 December 2024 in Sauraha, Nepal. The event was organized by SAWEN in cooperation with the Government of Nepal and in collaboration with the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), Nepal and Himalayan Nature (HN). The training was…
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South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN), Zoological Society of London (ZSL), and Himalayan Nature (HN) have formalized a partnership through two separate agreements, signed on 08 October 2024 and 22 October 2024, to implement activities under ZSL’s Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) Challenge Fund project titled…
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The South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN), in its continued effort to strengthen cross-border collaboration against wildlife crime, organized the second bilateral meeting between the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) of India and Nepal. This meeting was held on 22 August 2024 in Dhulikhel, Nepal,…
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SAWEN organized the first ever global virtual meeting of WENs entitled “Cooperation and Collaboration Expansion among Wildlife Enforcement Networks (WENs)” on 30 July 2024. The webinar was focused on wildlife crime status, countering initiatives, future actions, lessons learnt, and cooperation opportunities for…
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A "Regional Workshop in Combating Transnational Wildlife Crime in South Asia" was conducted by South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN), in collaboration with the Government of Nepal, cooperation with WWF Nepal, and financial support from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL),…
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The South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN), in collaboration with WWF Nepal and TRAFFIC India, organized a Regional Training of Trainers on Wildlife Crime Investigation, Prosecution, and Legal Documentation from 15 to 19 July 2024 in Sauraha, Nepal. The event brought together 31 participants from five SAWEN…
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