The following is excerpted from a 11 April 2012 press release by the World Customs Organization.
The World Customs Organization (WCO) launches its second major project to combat illicit wildlife trade with a strong focus on integrity-related issues, as global conservation efforts to protect the environment are increasingly being undermined by illegal trafficking and corruption, opening the doors to unacceptable behaviour that defies all laws and boundaries.
Sponsored by the Government of Sweden, the Great Apes and Integrity (GAPIN) Project is aimed at assisting a selected number of WCO Member Customs administrations in their fight against the illicit trafficking in wildlife protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
This release is available in its entirety at:
http://www.wcoomd.org/press/?v=1&lid=1&cid=14&id=297