Information brochure LIFE and EU Wildlife Crime

Wildlife crime has a negative impact on biodiversity across the world. The illegal killing, poisoning, trapping or trade of species is putting the European Union’s bi­odiversity under pressure. In April 2017, the European Commission adopted the “Action Plan for nature, peo­ple and the economy” to improve the implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives and boost their contribution towards reaching the EU’s biodiversity targets for 2020.

An information brochure is developed and can be downloaded here. It is expected to come out soon in Bulgarian language as well.

The aim of the brochure LIFE and EU Wildlife Crime is not only to highlight the actions of specific projects in each of these areas, but also to provide a set of les­sons and best practices that will be of use to all those interested in tackling wildlife crime, with a particular focus on illegal killing (poisoning and poaching) of bird species and large carnivores.