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Summary on Outcomes of
First Meeting of South Asia Experts Group on Illegal
Wildlife Trade
Krishna Prasad Acharya Interim Secretariat-SAWEN and DG, Department of
National Parks and Wildlife Conservation
Nepal
OutcomesOutcomes
Agreed to establish a permanent Secretariat
“Road Map” leading to formal establishment of SAWEN
SAWEN Structure
Secretariat Structure
Terms of Reference of Secretary-General
Work Program - major activities identified
Consensus to establish permanent Secretariat with a Secretary General
Government of Nepal hosting interim Secretariat
Government of Nepal offered to hosting the permanent secretariat
SecretariatSecretariat
By December 2010:
Focal points from each member countries confirmed
Repot of Experts Group meeting finalized & shared
Continue sharing meeting outcomes electronically
Seek opportunities collaborative training projects
Prepared for second meeting South Asia Experts Group
Continue fundraising efforts
Road MapRoad Map
Road Map….Road Map….
By January 2011:
Organize 2nd meeting to formally operationalize SAWEN
Royal Government of Bhutan kindly offered to host 2nd meeting
Observers to be invited from relevant partner organization having long-term presence & commitment to South Asia region
Donor roundtable meeting in conjunction with that meeting
Work program for SAWEN & SAWEN Secretariat to be agreed
Acknowledging Nepal's offer, decision to be made for Secretariat location
ToR for Secretary-General of SAWEN to be finalized
Recruitment process for Secretary-General to be initiated
SAWEN StructureSAWEN Structure
Proposed ToR - Secretary-General Proposed ToR - Secretary-General
Strategic Planning
Coordination among member countries and other partners
Networking including external audiences
Administration
Funding development
FundingFunding Opportunities Opportunities
TRAFFIC International to continue for strategic financial & technical assistance, under a current grant from US Department of State, in the process leading up to the establishment of SAWEN Secretariat
TRAFFIC to work with SAWEN member countries to help identify ‘seed money’ for proposed Secretariat from other potential sources, such as the World Bank and USAID
Recommended that the next meeting of Experts Group include a Donor Roundtable Meeting as a side event, where potential donors invited & briefed on SAWEN plans and activities.
Possibility for annual contributions from member countries for SAWEN operation to be explored
Work ProgramWork Program
A range of potential activities were identified for SAWEN’s
Work Program in terms of regional law enforcement
responses such as:
Addressing information gaps
Addressing capacity and technical gaps
Engage with other countries & address issues such as
demand
Major AccomplishmentsMajor Accomplishments
Updated focal points of the member countries
Prepared & shared report of 1st Expert Group Meeting
Finalize the report after getting feed back from the
member countries & concerned agencies.
SAWEN presentation at Tiger Summit
Coordinating to organize second expert group meeting here in Bhutan in January 2011.
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