(November 29, 2019) WCS supported the participation of representatives of the Association of Caiman Managers “Matusha Aidha” and the Regional Association of Vicuña Managing Communities of Apolobamba (ARCMV) in the Workshop “Illegal Wildlife Trade in Latin America and the Caribbean: impacts on local communities and opportunities for legal and sustainable use ”, and in the First High-level Conference of the Americas on Illegal Wildlife Trade, both events took place in Lima (Peru) from S...

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(November 04, 2019) In September, the Community Association for the Marketing of Vicuña Fiber of Bolivia (ACOFIVB) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) signed a cooperation agreement to carry out joint actions towards ensuring the conservation and sustainable management of vicuña (Vicugna vicugna). ACOFIVB is a community-based organization that represents 11 Regional Associations of Vicuña Managing Communities (ARCMV) in Bolivia and that brings together more than 100 Vicuña Man...

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