Executive Summary: Africa-Asia Pacific Symposium on Strengthening Legal Frameworks to Combat Wildlife Crime

The Africa Asia-Pacific Symposium on Strengthening Legal Frameworks to Combat Wildlife Crime (Symposium) was convened by the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Illicit Trade in Wildlife and Forest Products (Task Force), in partnership with the World Bank-led, Global Environment Facility (GEF)-financed Global Wildlife Program (GWP) and USAID. Organized in Bangkok from July 4-5, 2017, the event was made possible through the generous support of the Government of Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.