Criminalising the Trade in Illegally Sourced Wildlife

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MEP EVENT - CONFERENCECriminalising the Trade in Illegally Sourced WildlifeEU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking📅 Date:Tuesday, 14 October 2025🕐 Time:15:00 – 17:00📍 Location:Room PHS 1C51European Parliament, BrusselsOrganised byGerben-Jan GERBRANDYMEPENVI Committee MemberRenew Europe GroupD66 (NL) César LUENAMEPENVI Committee MemberS&D GroupPSOE (ES) Anja HAZEKAMPMEPENVI Committee MemberThe Left GroupPartij voor de Dieren (NL) Many threatened species are protected from exploitation in their home countries, but are not protected from being traded, either through domestic legislation or by CITES. As a result, wildlife traffickers are able to easily smuggle these animals into legal (or illegal) international trade flows, particularly as exotic pets, and once out of their countries of origin, little can be done to stop the trade in these species.To address this devastating practice, it is imperative that the EU commits to adopting legislation that criminalises the importation, transhipment, purchase, and sale of wildlife taken illegally in the country of origin.As part of its revised EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking commitments, the European Commission recently published a feasibility study on the criminalisation of the trade in illegally sourced wildlife. During this event, experts will discuss the opportunities and challenges offered by some of the solutions identified by the study.SpeakersJulia RUSCHInternational Relations OfficerDG ENV, European CommissionDr Sandra ALTHERRHead of SciencePro WildlifeDr Joanna SWABESenior Director Public AffairsHumane World for AnimalsCaptain Maria del Rocio BIGERIEGOEnvironmental Protection ServiceSEPRONA, SpainTanya WYATTLead Researcher Environmental CrimeUNODCDr Monica BIONDOHead of Research and ConservationFoundation Franz WeberIlaria DI SILVESTREPolicy AdvisorIFAWOndrej KOPORECHead Investigation UnitEnviCrimeNet, SlovakiaErica LYMANProfessor of LawLewis & Clark Law SchoolAlice DI CONCETTOExecutive DirectorEuropean Institute for Animal Law and PolicyThis event is organised by MEPs for Wildlife — a cross-party group of MEPs who are interested in wildlife trade issues — in conjunction with:

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