SECTORAL POLICIES / Biodiversity

European Commission presents a much stronger 2023-2027 action plan to combat and sanction wildlife trafficking

Brussels, 10/11/2022 (Agence Europe)

To curb wildlife trafficking, the European Commission presented, on Thursday 10 November, a tougher EU action plan to tackle more decisively and effectively a lucrative criminal activity that is decimating global biodiversity.

Announced in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, this action plan will guide the EU until 2027 (see EUROPE B12805A16). It revises the one from 2016, which has led to an increase in seizures and cross-border judicial cooperation, but not to a commensurate increase...