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Official news about SAWEN programmes, regional coordination, and member country cooperation.
The Government of Nepal in collaboration with Global Snow Leopard and Ecosystem Protection Program (GSLEP), South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN), the Snow Leopard Trust, USAID, the World Wildlife Fund, Global Tiger Initiative Council, National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC), WWF Nepal and Zoological…
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South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) in collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh organized its Third Annual Meeting on 26-27 October 2016 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In the two days meeting, representatives from different government agencies of member countries other than Afghanistan and Pakistan were…
Read updateThe SAWEN Secretariat organized the First and Second Executive Committee (EC) Meeting coinciding with the Third Annual Meeting of SAWEN held on last week of October 2016 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The First EC meeting was held on 25 October 2016 in presence of SAWEN focal persons from six member countries except…
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SAWEN in collaboration with Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPWC) and National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) successfully organized a three day "Wildlife Law Enforcement Training for Armed Police Force (APF) Nepal" from June 13-15, 2016 in Kathmandu, Nepal. The major aim of the training was to…
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Nepal: The first Regional Meeting of Focal Persons of SAWEN was held on 4-6 November, 2015 in Kathmandu. The major objectives of the meeting were to discuss on various emerging wildlife crime issues, update on the national initiatives to combat wildlife crime, and to discuss on the institutionalization of SAWEN…
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Four SAWEN member countries; Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal took part in an INTERPOL coordinated Operation; PAWS II (Protection of Asian Wildlife Species). Operation PAWS is an intensive investigative operation focusing on joint investigation of significant transnational wildlife crime cases. The operation…
Read updateSouth Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) has coordinated a meeting with Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) of Nepal and India that held on 30 March, 2015 at Kathmandu, Nepal. Officials from Department of National Park and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC), Nepal, Central Investigation Bureau (CIB), Nepal Police,…
Read updateA Symposium hosted by the Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation, Nepal and co-hosted by South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN), Global Tiger Forum, Global Tiger Initiative, WWF, and National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) was kicked off in Nepal on 2nd February, 2015 and ends on 6th February, 2015.…
Read updateResolution of 2nd annual meeting of SAWEN
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