Oceans and the law of the sea (2018), para. 210

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149. Encourages States to cooperate at the bilateral, regional and global levels to prevent, combat and eradicate illicit trafficking in protected species of wild fauna and flora where such trafficking occurs via maritime routes, through, inter alia, the use of applicable international legal instruments as appropriate, such as the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the United Nations Convention against Corruption 61 and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, 62 and reiterates its call upon Member States expressed in its resolution 71/326 of 11 September 2017 to make illicit trafficking in protected species of wild fauna and flora a serious crime, in accordance with their national legislation and as defined in article 2 (b) and article 3, paragraph 1 (b), of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, in order to ensure that, where the offence is transnational in nature and involves an organized criminal group, effective international coop eration can be afforded under the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime to prevent and combat transnational organized crime;
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  • Environment
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Violence
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210