P403 million for SADC wildlife conservation

Head of European Union (EU) delegation to Botswana Alexander Baum yesterday said that the EU is in the process of finalising a £30 million (P403 million) regional programme on wildlife conservation for Southern african Development Community (SADC) region.

Speaking at a two-day Trade in Wildlife Information eXchange (TWIX) workshop in Gaborone, Baum explained that the overall objective of the programme is to combat illegal killing and trafficking of protected wildlife species in Southern and Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean through improved management of shared ecosystems.

“To this end, support will be provided to strengthen wildlife law enforcement capacity and cross-border collaboration in the SADC region,” Baum said.

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