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Understanding Threats to West African Biodiversity and Linkages to Wildlife Trafficking Guinea Field Assessment Report MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, WATER, AND FORESTS UNDERSTANDING THREATS TO WEST AFRICAN BIODIVERSITY AND LINKAGES TO WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING GUINEA FIELD ASSESSMENT REPORT SEPTEMBER 2018 This document was made possible by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the West Africa Biodiversity and Climate Change (WA BiCC) program. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of its authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. For more information on the West Africa Biodiversity and Climate Change program, contact: USAID/West Africa Biodiversity and Climate Change Tetra Tech 2nd Labone Link, North Labone Accra, Ghana Tel: +233(0)302 788 600 Email: www.tetratech.com/intdev Website: www.wabicc.org Stephen Kelleher Chief of Party Accra, Ghana Tel: + 233 (0) 302 788 600 Email: [email protected] Vaneska Litz Project Manager Burlington, Vermont Tel.: +1 802 495 0577 Email: [email protected] Citation: Republic of Guinea Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests, 2019. Understanding Threats to West African Biodiversity and Linkages to Wildlife Trafficking: Guinea Field Assessment Report. Edited by Balinga M. and Stroud A. in 2019. Cover photo: A Western chimpanzee. Credit: Chi King – chimpanzee VI TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ........................................................................................................................... i Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................................... iii Acronyms ...................................................................................................................................... iv I.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Background information on Guinea .............................................................................. 1 1.2 Methodology and scope of the assessment .................................................................. 2 2.0 Assessment of wildlife trafficking at markets and entry points ......................................... 5 2.1 Local markets of Conakry .............................................................................................. 5 2.2 Airport of Conakry ......................................................................................................... 6 2.3 Seaport of Conakry......................................................................................................... 8 2.4 Land boundary border post of Foulamory ................................................................... 8 3.0 Overview of wildlife law enforcement ............................................................................... 10 3.1 Proactive enforcement as deterrent to wildlife trafficking ...................................... 10 3.1.1 Enforcement priority ...................................................................................................................... 10 3.1.2 Serious crime .................................................................................................................................... 11 3.1.3 National enforcement strategy ..................................................................................................... 11 3.1.4 National cooperation ...................................................................................................................... 11 3.1.5 International cooperation .............................................................................................................. 12 3.1.6 Strategic risk management ............................................................................................................. 12 3.1.7 Proactive investigations .................................................................................................................. 12 3.1.8 Staffing, recruitment and law enforcement training ................................................................ 12 3.2 Detection of wildlife trafficking by law enforcement agencies ................................... 13 3.2.1 Targeted enforcement presence .................................................................................................. 13 3.2.2 Joint/supportive operations ........................................................................................................... 13 3.2.3 Border control staff ........................................................................................................................ 13 3.2.4 Border control equipment ............................................................................................................ 13 3.2.5 Inspection and seizure powers ..................................................................................................... 13 3.2.6 Disposal of confiscated wildlife specimens ................................................................................ 13 3.3 Wildlife trafficking thoroughly investigated using an intelligence-led approach .... 15 3.3.1 Investigative capacity ....................................................................................................................... 15 3.3.2 Information management ............................................................................................................... 15 3.3.3 Intelligence-led investigations ....................................................................................................... 16 3.3.4 Follow-up investigations ................................................................................................................. 16 3.4 Specialized investigation techniques used to combat wildlife trafficking................ 16 3.4.1 Use of specialized investigation techniques ............................................................................... 16 3.4.2 Forensic technology ........................................................................................................................ 16 3.4.3 Financial investigations .................................................................................................................... 17 3.4.4 Use of criminal law .......................................................................................................................... 17 3.4.5 Case file preparation ....................................................................................................................... 18 UNDERSTANDING THREATS TO WEST AFRICAN BIODIVERSITY AND LINKAGES TO WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING | GUINEA i 4.0 Conclusions and recommendations ................................................................................... 19 4.1 Trafficking routes and seizures .................................................................................... 19 4.2 Challenges raised by participants ................................................................................ 19 4.3 Primary recommendations .......................................................................................... 21 Annex 1: Summary of commercial trade in CITES-listed species ......................................... 24 Annex 2: Schedule of the threat assessment ............................................................................ 30 Annex 3: List of respondents interviewed during the field mission ....................................... 32 UNDERSTANDING THREATS TO WEST AFRICAN BIODIVERSITY AND LINKAGES TO WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING | GUINEA ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS It would not have been possible to produce this report without the diligent support provided by representatives of the committee responsible for implementing CITES in Guinea. They worked tirelessly with their field team organizing and leading the assessments, conducting interviews and ensuring that the report and its findings were validated at the national level. WA BiCC would especially like to thank the following individuals for their contributions: • Oyé GUILAVOGUI, Minister of State, Minister for the Environment, Water and Forests • Seydou Bari SIDIBE, Secretary General of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Forestry • Apollinaire Togba KOLIE, Deputy National Director of Water and Forests • Mamadou Bella Diallo, CITES Management Authority • Ibrahima Cissé Diallo, Senior Police Inspector, International Criminal Police Organization, ICPO- INTERPOL • Lt. Colonel Sow Bhoye, Chief of the Guinean Office of Parks and Reserves-OGUIPAR • Commander Saïdou Condé, Commander, Head of Division for Intelligence, Risk Analysis and Control Guidance -DRAROC • Brigadier General Toumany SANGARE, Director General of Customs • Sayon Koulibaly, CITES Focal Point for Customs • Ibrahima KABA, CITES Focal Point for Customs • Naby Yaya Sylla, Intelligence Section – Division for Intelligence, Risk Analysis and Control Guidance (DRAROC) • Commander Cheick Abdoul Gadiri CONDE, Intelligence Officer – Division for Intelligence, Risk Analysis and Control Guidance (DRAROC) We would also like to express our deep gratitude to the customs officials working in land, air and seaports, and all the other staff members who participated in the assessments and provided us with valuable information on their activities. Finally, we would like to thank the many other individuals and organizations that assisted WA BiCC in ensuring that this report was produced to the highest standards. WA BiCC staff would like to also express their gratitude to all those who invested
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