CaribWEN DR MAURICE ISAACS DEPT OF AGRICULTURE NASSAU

Carib-WEN DR. MAURICE ISAACS, DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE, NASSAU, THE BAHAMAS MR. THEODORE BROWN, CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS MR. JEAN HERBY NELSON, CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT, HAITI

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Jurisdictional Map The Caribbean subregion includes 3 languages (English, Spanish and French), countries on the mainland (Guyana, Belize and Surinam); Islands (The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba, Dominican Republic, St. Lucia, Jamaica, Barbados, Grenada, Aruba, Dominica, Antigua, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Kitts and Nevis ); US, Dutch, French and UK territories/Departments (USVI, Puerto Rico, Turks and Caicos, BVI, Martinique, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, Bonaire, Curacao) and non-Parties (Haiti) Economically, all of the countries are Small and Vulnerable Economies (SVEs) most are listed as developing and some as least developed

Workshop Outcomes Statement On 20 - 22 July 2016 representatives of 11 countries 1, along with various NGOs and IGOs came together in Nassau, Bahamas to participate in the Caribbean Regional Wildlife Enforcement Workshop. 1 The participants agreed on the need for enhanced cooperation, both nationally and regionally, to combat the trafficking of terrestrial, freshwater and marine species. Recognizing that wildlife trafficking is a security, economic and environmental threat to the sustainable development of the region, with increasing influence of transnational organized crime, the participants recommend the creation of a Caribbean Wildlife Enforcement Network (“Carib. WEN”). The establishment of the Carib. WEN would facilitate increased information sharing, provide a platform for capacity building, lead to greater enforcement actions and raise awareness. A Carib. WEN would provide an opportunity for creative sustainable financing, to alleviate resource constraints. 1 The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia Trinidad and Tobago and the USA.

Recommendations arising from the Caribbean Regional Wildlife Enforcement Workshop 1. Creation of a Caribbean Wildlife Enforcement Network (Carib. WEN) 2. UNODC to make publically available the statement of outcomes. 3. The outcomes of the workshop will be presented at the 2 nd global meeting of the wildlife enforcement networks to take place 28 -29 September in Johannesburg, South Africa. 4. The participants of the workshop will advocate for the creation of a Caribbean Wildlife Enforcement Network. 5. The participants agreed to promote the inclusion and discussion of wildlife trafficking as a priority in regional fora, such as CARIFORUM. 6. The participants agreed that each country will identify and inform UNODC of a focal point for a Carib. WEN no later than September 30 2016. 7. The identified focal points shall meet virtually in January 2017 and should make recommendations on the next steps towards operationalisation of a Carib. WEN no later than February 2017. 20 - 22 July 2016, Nassau, the Bahamas

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