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Official news about SAWEN programmes, regional coordination, and member country cooperation.
South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) in collaboration with the Government of Maldives organized a General Meeting of SAWEN in Malé, Maldives. The Meeting was held from 02 to 03 November 2022 with support of INTERPOL and USAID. Delegates from the SAWEN member countries and representatives of support…
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Virtually organized Ninth Executive Committee Meeting of SAWEN concluded with some important decisions in regard to strengthen the institutionalization process of SAWEN. The Meeting was commenced in the presence of Focal Persons and representatives from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri…
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KATHMANDU, NEPAL, 30 May 2022: South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) in collaboration with INTERPOL organized a "Wildlife Crime Standard Enforcement Training" from 23 to 27 May 2022 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The main objective of the training was to enhance the investigative capacity of law enforcement officers…
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KATHMANDU, NEPAL 24 April 2022: Workshop on Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) Survey Result Sharing and Wildlife Crime Database-Management Information System (WCD-MIS) was concluded in Dharan, Sunsari. The two days program was organized by South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) in collaboration with the…
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Eighth Executive Committee Meeting of SAWEN was held virtually on 29-30 November 2021. The Meeting was commenced in the presence of Focal Persons and representatives from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka along with the Secretariat team. The Meeting was chaired by the Chief…
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South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) organized a virtual training on 'Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)-Wildlife Crime' on 23-25 August 2021 with support of INTERPOL and USAID. More than 15 law enforcement officials representing from wildlife, police and wildlife crime control offices from five SAWEN member…
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The SAWEN Secretariat organized a virtual experience sharing program in participation of focal persons and representatives from the SAWEN member countries. The program was held virtually on 04 August 2021. Opening of the program, Deepak Kumar Kharal, PhD, Chief Enforcement Coordinator (CEC) of SAWEN highlighted…
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The SAWEN Secretariat in collaboration with INTERPOL and USAID organized a four days training on 'Cyberspace Intelligence and Investigation to wildlife law enforcement officials in South Asia' on 5-8 April 2021. The virtually held training was delivered to investigation officials working in different government…
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The SAWEN Secretariat organized Seventh Executive Committee Meeting of SAWEN on 31 March 2021 in a virtual platform provided by INTERPOL in chairpersonship of Deepak Kumar Kharal, PhD, Chief Enforcement Coordinator of SAWEN. Principal and secondary focal persons and Secretariat staff were participated in the Meeting.…
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