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16 U.S.C. § 7612 — Purposes
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The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to support a collaborative, interagency approach to address wildlife trafficking;
(2) to protect and conserve the remaining populations of wild elephants, rhinoceroses, and other species threatened by poaching and the illegal wildlife trade;
(3) to disrupt regional and global transnational organized criminal networks and to prevent the illegal wildlife trade from being used as a source of financing for criminal groups that undermine United States and global security interests;
(4) to prevent wildlife poaching and trafficking from being a means to make a living in focus countries;
(5) to support the efforts of, and collaborate with, individuals, communities, local organizations, and foreign governments to combat poaching and wildlife trafficking;
(6) to assist focus countries in implementation of national wildlife anti-trafficking and poaching laws; and
(7) to ensure that United States assistance to prevent and suppress illicit wildlife trafficking is carefully planned and coordinated, and that it is systematically and rationally prioritized on the basis of detailed analysis of the nature and severity of threats to wildlife and the willingness and ability of foreign partners to cooperate effectively toward these ends.
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The purposes of this chapter are—
(1) to support a collaborative, interagency approach to address wildlife trafficking;
(2) to protect and conserve the remaining populations of wild elephants, rhinoceroses, and other species threatened by poaching and the illegal wildlife trade;
(3) to disrupt regional and global transnational organized criminal networks and to prevent the illegal wildlife trade from being used as a source of financing for criminal groups that undermine United States and global security interests;
(4) to prevent wildlife poaching and trafficking from being a means to make a living in focus countries;
(5) to support the efforts of, and collaborate with, individuals, communities, local organizations, and foreign governments to combat poaching and wildlife trafficking;
(6) to assist focus countries in implementation of national wildlife anti-trafficking and poaching laws; and
(7) to ensure that United States assistance to prevent and suppress illicit wildlife trafficking is carefully planned and coordinated, and that it is systematically and rationally prioritized on the basis of detailed analysis of the nature and severity of threats to wildlife and the willingness and ability of foreign partners to cooperate effectively toward these ends.
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The Secretary of State, in collaboration with the United State Agency for International Development, heads of other relevant United States agencies, the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and other development partners, may provide support in focus countries to carry out the recommendations made in the strategic plan required under [section 7631(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section7631/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim) as such recommendations relate to the development, scaling, and replication of community wildlife conservancies and community conservation programs in focus countries to assist with rural stability and greater security for people and wildlife, empower and support communities to manage or benefit from their wildlife resources in a long-term biologically viable manner, and reduce the threat of poaching and trafficking, including through—
(1) promoting conservation-based enterprises and incentives, such as eco-tourism and stewardship-oriented agricultural production, that empower communities to manage wildlife, natural resources, and community ventures where appropriate, by ensuring they benefit from well-managed wildlife populations;
(2) helping create alternative livelihoods to poaching by mitigating wildlife trafficking, helping support rural stability, greater security for people and wildlife, responsible economic development, and economic incentives to conserve wildlife populations;
(3) engaging regional businesses and the private sector to develop goods and services to aid in anti-poaching and anti-trafficking measures;
(4) working with communities to develop secure and safe methods of sharing information with enforcement officials;
(5) providing technical assistance to support land
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 7612
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original
‘‘this Act’’, meaning Pub. L. 114–231, Oct. 7, 2016, 130
Stat. 949, known as the Eliminate, Neutralize, and Dis-
rupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016, which is classified
principally to this chapter. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note below and
Tables.
Executive Order 13648, referred to in pars. (2) and (11),
is Ex. Ord. No. 13648, July 1, 2013, 78 F.R. 40621, which
is set out as a note under section 1531 of this title.
AMENDMENTS
2022—Par. (3). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5943(b)(1), inserted ‘‘in-
volving local communities’’ after ‘‘approach to con-
servation’’ in introductory provisions.
Par. (4). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5943(b)(2), amended par. (4)
generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
‘‘The term ‘country of concern’ refers to a foreign
country specially designated by the Secretary of State
pursuant to subsection (b) of section 7621 of this title as
a major source of wildlife trafficking products or their
derivatives, a major transit point of wildlife trafficking
products or their derivatives, or a major consumer of
wildlife trafficking products, in which the government
has actively engaged in or knowingly profited from the
trafficking of endangered or threatened species.’’
Par. (11). Pub. L. 117–263, § 5943(b)(3), substituted ‘‘sec-
tion 7631’’ for ‘‘section 7621’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 114–231, § 1(a), Oct. 7, 2016, 130 Stat. 949, pro-
vided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting this chapter and
amending section 1956 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal
Procedure, and section 1978 of Title 22, Foreign Rela-
tions and Intercourse] may be cited as
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