For over a decade, we’ve been fighting the illegal wildlife trade – and the illicit financial networks that funnel its proceeds.
Our Financial and Transport taskforces have supported over 250 law enforcement investigations, contributed to over 100 arrests – disrupting major trafficking networks for ivory and rhino horn.
Another central pillar of our work is to recognise the crucial role played by nature’s protectors – the rangers, Indigenous Peoples and local communities who risk their lives to preserve their precious lands:
- In November 2024, we started an innovative five-year plan, which will provide 10,000 rangers across Africa with in-service insurance cover.
- At St James’s Palace in June 2025, we convened a high-level summit – over 30 governments and organisations – to endorse the London Call to Action for COP30. It reaffirms our shared commitment to Indigenous Peoples and local communities, and their critical role in protecting nature.
- The Royal Foundation launched the Guardians docuseries, released on BBC Earth’s online channels, including YouTube. It highlights the stories of rangers from around the world – as far afield as the Himalayas, South Africa, Mexico and Sri Lanka – and has now been viewed over one million times.
Each year in November, we hold our international summit – a unique forum to gather and galvanise support for conservation around the world. The 2024 summit took place in Cape Town, and for 2025 the venue moves to Rio de Janeiro – just before Brazil’s hosting of COP30.
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