From Arusha with Resolve: Lusaka Agreement Members pledge to end wildlife and forest crime at the landmark 14th Governing Council Meeting

The 14th Governing Council Meeting of Parties to the Lusaka Agreement took place from 6th to 8th May 2025 at the Gran Meliá Hotel in Arusha, Tanzania. The high-level gathering was attended by Honourable Ministers, Heads of Delegation and delegates from Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia, alongside an observer from South Sudan. Also in attendance were key cooperating partners including UNEP, UNDP, UNODC and the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), as well as Members of Parliament from both Kenya and Tanzania, among other dignitaries.

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From Arusha with Resolve: Lusaka Agreement Members pledge to end wildlife and forest crime at the landmark 14th Governing Council Meeting

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eliminating illegal trade in wild fauna and flora in Africa.

Lusaka Agreement Task Force is the Secretariat and Operational arm of an intergovernmental treaty known as Lusaka Agreement on Cooperative Enforcement Operations Directed at Illegal Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora in Africa.

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7 countries

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3 countries

Fostering cooperation to support conservation of wild fauna and flora

Threatened to Extinction

Help end Wildlife Crime

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