The South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network (SAWEN) held its first ever meeting in India.
Kolkata
When was SAWEN officially launched?
2011
What does SAWEN stands for?
South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network
- It organized the Fourth Executive Committee Meeting and a three day Workshop on 'Strengthening Institutional Capacity of SAWEN' in collaboration with the Government of India.
- The two-day meeting was organized in Kolkata, West Bengal.
- The conference witnessed participation from seven out of the eight member countries.
- The conference was not attended by Pakistan.
- The members agreed on having an operational framework for strengthening the regional body to combat wildlife crime.
- India adopted many proposals to curb wildlife crime in the South Asian Region.
- SAWEN is regional inter-governmental wildlife law enforcement support body of South Asian Countries.
- It was launched in January, 2011 in Paro, Bhutan during the second meeting of the South Asia Expert Group on Illegal Wildlife Trade.
- The SAWEN Secretariat was formally established on 20th April, 2011 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
- India became its formal member in 2016 in order to strengthen ties with the member countries in controlling the trans-boundary wildlife crime through communication and co-ordination.
Expected Questions
What was the venue of SAWEN meeting in India?Kolkata
When was SAWEN officially launched?
2011
What does SAWEN stands for?
South Asia Wildlife Enforcement Network
When did India became an official member of SAWEN?
2016
2016
