M.S.L.R.P. Marasinghe 1, P.F.U. Padmasiri 2, R.S.Gunasekara 3
1.Deputy Director/Department of Wildlife Conservation, 2 Assistant
director/Department of Wildlife Conservation, 3. Superintendent of
Customs/ Sri Lanka Customs
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Sri Lanka So small yet so diverse Sri Lanka is considered to be
the high biodiversity country in Asia per unit area, and is part of
a global biodiversity hot spot. The ecosystem of Sri Lanka sustain
important irrigation and hydropower facilities, against floods,
landslides, soil erosion and siltation. She harbors abundant
biodiversity resources that provide numerous use values and as well
as option, bequest and existence values. Protected Area system
comprises 143 units totaling 88 % of Protected Forests of the
country.
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About Half of the Native Species are Endemic to Sri Lanka 97%
water crabs 90 % of amphibians 25-75 % of reptiles and
invertebrates 44 % of fresh water fishes 26 % of flowering plants
14.5% of mammals, are endemic
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Wildlife Law Enforcement Department of Wildlife Conservation
Detections Investigations Prosecution Police Department Have the
powers to enforce But focus more on Criminal Civil Motor traffic
Terrorism Drugs
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Sri Lankan Participants Department of Wildlife Conservation The
Wildlife Enforcement Authority of Sri Lanka CITES Management
Authority Sri Lanka Customs Biodiversity, Cultural & National
Heritage Protection Unit Revenue Collection Law Enforcement
Environmental & Social Protection Facilitation of Trade
&Travel
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Sri Lanka - Progress Implementation of Sri Lanka Wildlife
Enforcement Network (2010) National Consultation on Sri Lanka
Wildlife Enforcement Network Linking with South Asia (17 th 18 th
Jan 2011)
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What we agreed in Katmandu The ability to liaise with: Other
law enforcement agencies, nationally and internationally Links from
national level to field level, and vice versa With international
organizations, the media and civil society National Core Group
National Policy (High-Level Political Will)
CITESCustomsPoliceJudiciary Liaison Information Exchange
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Sri Lanka Wildlife Enforcement Network (SLaWEN) -
Foundation
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How We did it Department of Wildlife Conservation took the
leadership Proposal on Sri Lanka Wildlife Enforcement Network and
submitted for DWC Management committee approval Created a Budgetary
allocation for SLaWEN Activities Invited representatives from
Member Organizations Initiated the SLaWEN and need assessment was
done.
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Law Enforcement Division Elephants, Tusks/Tushes, SLaWEN
Management Research and Training Division CITES, Imp.Exp. Permits,
Filming Permits Natural Resource Management Division EIA clearance
SLaWEN DWC - SLaWEN management SLaWEN Users/Contributors National
Police Department Sri Lanka Customs Forest Department Central
Environment Authority SLaWEN Users/Contributors - International
Cost Conservation Department Department of Archeological Department
of Zoological Gardens Department of Botanical Gardens National
Museum GSMB SAWEN ASIANWEN WCO Interpol Customs Immigration &
Emigration SLaWEN Steering Committee Wildlife Conservation Director
General Chairperson Deputy Director (Law Enforcement Division)
Secretary Director (Operation) Deputy Chairperson Director (Natural
Resource) - Member DD (NRM) - Member DD (EC) Member DD (R&T)
Member DD (Eco-tourism) Member Police Department Member Forest
Department Member Sri Lanka Customs Member Central Environment
Authority Member Cost Conservation Department Member Wildlife
Health Division Elephant Conservation NGOs and IGOS as Observers
Determined by the Management Committee CITES
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Group 1 Capacity Building Capacity Building General Training
for Staff Legal Framework Law enforcement Scope & Authority
General subject matter Training of Trainers Identification of
Specialized training
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Implementation Mechanism Steering Committee for implementation
of the CB programme Review the contents of the existing training
programmes CB programme to share knowledge Local / Foreign training
on WL Forensic science Develop manuals / hand books/field guides
Development of a long term CB programme Feedback Mechanism to
monitor all the processes in law enforcement to update the CB
programme
Group 2 Information Exchange Information Sharing Mechanisum
Internal Develop and ICT solution with Information Communication
Agency (ICTA) Secure and password Protected Centrally located
Managed by DWC External Website for SLaWEN Summery of Information
on regulations Update once a month DWC Should take the
leadership
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Surveillance Possibility of having a rewarding systems Safe
guard the informant Establish a surveillance system in
organizations with the help of Organizations have them already
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Group 3 Awareness Raising Target Groups Policy makers Senior
Administrators(Secretaries, District Secretaries, Heads of Depts
and Similar levels) Foreigners arriving SL Tourism industry
Aviation industry Researchers Export Community Enforcement Officers
Local Community/Community leaders NGOs Media Students / Teachers
Sri Lankan missions abroad
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Methods / Tools Lectures Seminars Workshops Exhibitions and
Competitions Press Conferences Advertisements(Audio and video)
Active and Passive Print material (books, leaflets, brochures,
posters, banners and etc.) Newsletters Websites and other internet
based methods Short Courses (Educational Institutions) Curriculum
development (Secondary and tertiary levels)
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Implementation Team Subject specialists from all relevant areas
Media specialists Media unit of DWC Overall coordination
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Needs - in a Nutshell Short Term Personal Capacity Building
Programms Publicity and awareness raising Requirement
Identification and Specification for ICT based
intelligence/information network Medium Term Institutional Capacity
Building ICT based intelligence/information network Curriculum
Development for training programs Wildlife Forensic Capacity
Building Structured Public Awareness Programmes Well Structured
Personal Capacity Building Programmes Identification manuals All
needs identified by the SLaWEN Steering committee Long Term
Development of National Wildlife Research Center to be an inter
agency wildlife enforcement and forensic training institution
Establishment of a Forensic Laboratory at National Wildlife
Research and Training Center.
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National Consultation Workshop
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Outcomes - National Consultation Agency An the Role DWC
National Coordinator of SlaWAN, Maintenance of national database
Enforcement of FFPO, CITES, and CMS FD Enforcement of FO and plant
identification, control of timber trade Police dept Enforcement of
the FFPO Illegal WL Trade, Assistance to Link with Interpol Customs
Monitoring and Enforcement of Import and Export and Data Base
Agriculture Dept. Quarantine Process Importation of Plants
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Coast Guard Surveillance and Law Enforcement in the Coastal
areas Coast Conservation Department Law Enforcement of Coastal Aras
Illegal Collection of Marine Species Fisheries Dpt Monitoring and
law Enforcement on Ornamental and Edible Marine Spp Archaeological
Dept Control on Export of Ivory, coral products, Turtle shells and
timber Products Navy Surveillance of the Sea for Marine species
protection Immigration & Emigration Surveillance of
International WL Offenders
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Supporting Agencies Botanical / Zoological Gardens
Identification of Spp. Training and repository of confiscated live
specimens NARA Identification of Aquatic and Marine Spp., Training
VRI Species Identification & forensic Activities Key Samples,
Identification keys, Procedures and Manuals Timber Corporation
Control of timber Trade NGOs EFL, Green Movement, WNPS Centre for
Env. Justice Role - Capacity Building at all levels; Public, Law
Enforcement Agencies, and Judicial
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Road Map of SLaWEN Priorities for SLaWEN 1)WHAT a)Recognition
of SLaWEN as a priority a)Appointment of steering committee
consisting of key agencies a)Assigning a special unit with staff in
DWC to act as Secretariat for SLaWEN and incorporate it into the
structure of DWC a)Periodic meetings and updating through website
a)Initiation of central database
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1)WHO a)Steering committee convenor DD Legal DWC a)Appointment
of Steering committee by following protocol a)ToR, Steering
committee members of SLaWEN should be gazetted, due recognition is
given 1)WHEN a)Within 3 months put into cabinet and gazetted 1) HOW
a)Cabinet approval gazetting a)Separate budget line exists but it
should be continued. a)Steering Com. should pass resolution for
fundraising mechanism and obtaining funds from other stakeholder
agencies
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Priorities Formation of SLaWEN Cell at DWC Structural changes
in departments to facilitate SLAWEN Identification of Relevant
Staff, Infrastructure - 2- 3 months Formation of SLaWEN Policy
Guidelines, Protocols, Reporting formats for all agencies
Identification of focal points of core agencies / DWC leading role,
-6 months Training for core Agencies, Lead DWC, Supporting NGOs and
INGOs Capacity building in key agencies (identification,
investigations methods and prosecutions etc.) Horizontal rapport
between key personnel in different agencies establish and maintain
an efficient intelligence gathering and sharing mechanism Awareness
and education