Transcript Trade and to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade in South Asia

SAWEN Establishment:
Scenario of Bangladesh
Rezaul Sikder, DCF
Md. Abu Naser Khan, DCF
Md.Farid Miah, ACF
Forest Department, Bangladesh.
Administrative set up for WL management in
Bangladesh
• CCF act as Chief Wildlife Warden
• CF Wildlife & Nature Conservation Circle act
as Deputy Chief Wildlife Warden
• 4 Wildlife DFO’s & other 44 territorial DFO’s
act as Wildlife Warden
Wildlife & Nature Conservation Circle (1) and
Wildlife Divisions (4) of FD is mainly
responsible for Wildlife Conservation.
Legal policy of Bangladesh
• Bangladesh Wildlife (Preservation) (Amendment) Act
1974 has three schedules in which list of animals
are found for ordinary game hunting permission and
for protected animals which shall not be hunted,
killed or captured according to law.
• CITES listed species of fauna and flora are treated as
protected species in Bangladesh.
• Policy for Deer rearing, Elephant rearing, Crocodile
farming have been developed and approved
• Progress in New Bangladesh Wildlife (Conservation),
Act 2011 ( waiting for pass in the parliament).
Salient Feature in New WL act 2011
• According to CITES Rules & regulations,
species of flora and fauna are incorporated
• Trade of CITES listed species prescribed as per
CITES rules, regulation & guide line
• Declaration and mgt. of CCA, PA, included
• In line with CBD Co-mgt, CCA, Rights of
indigenous people are recognized
• Provision of compensation for human and
wildlife conflict.
• More punishment prescribed
• Conservation of Wildlife & Bio-diversity is
emphasized.
Wildlife management & trade related
legal instruments in action
• Bangladesh Wildlife
(Preservation)
(Amendment) Act 1974
• Forest Act 1927
(amended in 1990, 2000)
• Environment
Conservation Act, 1995
(Amendments 2000,
2002)
• Export Policy 2006-2009
(Ministry of Commerce)
• Imports and Exports
(Control) Act 1957
• Destructive Insects and
Pests Act (1914) and
Rules (1966)
• Drug Act (1940, 1951)
• Narcotics Act (1990)
Wildlife management & trade related
legal instruments Proposed
• Proposed New
Wildlife Act,2011
• Proposed Biodiversity
and Community
Knowledge Protection
Act
• Proposed Plant Variety
Protection Act
• Proposed Medicinal
Plants Protection Act
• Proposed Pet and
Caged Birds Import and
Export Guidelines
• Proposed Zoo Act
• Proposed PA Rules
• Proposed Quarantine
Act.
Management of Wildlife
Protected Areas (PA) for WL mgt. in BGD:
• Declared 28 PAs, as NP(15) & WS(13)
• Total Area 2,61,891.50 hectares
(approx) which is 1.82% of total
landmass of BGD
• Target up to 2015: 15% of Total Forest
Area (2.52 million ha.) would be
brought under PA Network
Practices in the PA for WL mgt.
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Protected Area management to preserve wildlife
habitat and biodiversity through collaborative
management
Involvement of NGO’s like WTB; ICDDR,B, CARINAM
etc & Universities for research support
Development & implementation of Tiger Action Plan
Formation of Village Tiger Response Team to protect
strayed out tiger
Projects like IPAC, SEALS, Sundarban Tiger Project,
etc. to improve habitat of WL, protection from
poachers, CO-mgt etc.
CITES and Bangladesh
Signed
: 1973
Ratified
: 20 November 1981
Entered into force
: 18 February 1982
Management Authority: Chief Conservator of Forests,
Forest Department (FD);
Chief Controller of Import and Export
Scientific Authority
: Bangladesh Wildlife Advisory Board
Wildlife Trade:
• Bangladesh has virtually no regular trade on CITES
species from mid ninety.
• During 2001 to 2004 there was no commercial trade of
CITES species in Bangladesh.
• In Bangladesh we have only two commercial crocodile
farm
• During 2004, 75 Crocodylus porosus was imported from
Malaysia for the purpose of farming by a private farm
named Reptiles Farm Ltd. and in 2010 permission is given
for importing 10 breeder and exporting 67 nos. of
Crocodylus porosus to the same Farm and also given
permission to import 50 breeder in favor of Akiz Wildlife
Farm.
• Till to date no CITES permission is given for trading of
flora except agar wood chips.
• CITES export- import permission is given mainly for
research purpose.
Wildlife Trade Hubs
Sea Ports
• Chittagong Port (Chittagong)
• Mongla Port (Khulna)
International Airports
• Hazrat Shahzalal International Airport (Dhaka)
• Shah Amanat International Airport (Chittagong)
• M.A.G Osmani International Airport (Sylhet)
Wildlife Trade Hubs
Land Custom Stations
1.
Benapole
2.
Banglabandha
3.
Burimari
4.
Hili
5.
Sonamasjid
6.
Tamabil
7.
Akhaura
8.
Haluaghat
9.
Darshana
10. Birol
11. Bhomra
12. Bibirbazar
13. Teknaf
Wildlife Trade Hubs
contd.
Issues
• Inadequate, authentic data on informal trade hubs and
trade flow within the country
• Data on export and import of wildlife products are limited,
incomplete, and not up-to-date
Actions
• Efficient wildlife trade monitoring system
• Regular (refresher’s) training of the officials of
Department of Customs and Excise, Export Promotion
Bureau, Exporters Guild Chamber, Bangladesh Police,
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) officials on updated information
on CITES Appendices.
Strengthening Regional Cooperation for
Wildlife protection Project
Salient Features:
(a) Crime Control Unit: Increase & deployment of man power to land ,sea
& airports,
(b) Wildlife Center:
• Training Center
• Research Center
• Wildlife Rescue Center
• Forensic lab
• Virtual Center
(c) Restructuring of Wildlife Department:
(d) Logistics & financial support:
(e) Establishment of Network with neighboring countries
Initiatives for combating illegal trade of wildlife
• Transboundary issue is associated with flagship
species and could have cascade effect. A protocol
between
Bangladesh
&
India
is
under
consideration to sign for the protection of Royal
Bengal Tiger of Sundarbans.
• Chunati WL sanctuary is a designated CITES MIKE
site in BGD. Regular monitoring and reporting is
done.
• Regular (refresher’s) training of the officials and
staffs of Department of Forests have been going
on with the collaboration of WTB
• Bangladesh Tiger Action Plan(2009-2017), National
Tiger Recovery Program have been approved and
implementing
• DCF WL&NC is nominated for SAWEN Focal
Points of BGD.
Few Recent WL Crime Incidences
• On 23 May, 2010 at Dhaka Air Port, 480 nos. of star
tortoise were seized when those were tried to smuggled
to Malyasia by an Indian citizen Peer Mohammed of TN.
• On 02 July, 2010 at at Dhaka Air Port, around 1000 wild
birds ( 400 Hill mayna, 600 Love birds/Muniya of whom
about 50 is of central India origin and are endangered)
were seized when those were tried to smuggled to
Pakistan by a Pakistani citizen Ahmed Sheikh Wahed.
• On 29 Sept. 2010 at Bangkok Air Port, 1000 of star
tortoise and one Gharial were seized when those were
smuggled to Thailand from Bangladesh by a Pakistani
citizen Saeed Shaikh.
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