Objective 3
Objective 3- Improve the ability of transportation personnel to assist law enforcement to combat wildlife trafficking: This objective focuses on capacity, empowerment and sensitization of transport sector personnel through the provision of trainings and training tools that can be institutionalized to meet the needs of companies. Additionally, systems to incentivize and help personnel safely report suspicious activity related to wildlife trafficking will be proposed and promoted.
New mobile reporting app is helping combat wildlife trafficking and corruption in aviation
A consortium of NGOs and industry partners have pooled their expertise to create Wildlife Sentinel: an app to help staff at airports, airlines, and other aviation companies report suspected wildlife trafficking and corruption. Released by Crime Stoppers International, the app is already being used by aviation personnel with many reports already providing indicators of wildlife crime.