Qatar Airways has reinforced its commitment to combat illegal trafficking of wildlife and its products by extending its participation in the USAID ROUTES (Reducing Opportunities for Unlawful Transport of Endangered Species) Partnership.
As a founding member of the United for Wildlife Transport Taskforce, Qatar Airways signed the Buckingham Palace Declaration in March 2016, aimed at taking real steps to shut down the routes exploited by traffickers of the illegal wildlife trade to move their products.
Qatar Airways has a zero-tolerance policy towards the transportation of illegal wildlife and their products
Subsequently in May 2017, the airline went on to sign the first MoU with the ROUTES Partnership. In May 2019, Qatar Airways became the world’s first airline to achieve certification to the Illegal Wildlife Trade Assessment which verifies that the airline has procedures, staff training and reporting protocols in place to combat the smuggling of illegal wildlife products.
Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker said: “The illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade threatens our global biodiversity, and poses a risk to health and safety, particularly in marginalised communities. We are taking measures to disrupt this illicit trade in order to conserve biodiversity and safeguard our delicate ecosystems.
“We remain committed with other aviation industry leaders to emphasise our zero-tolerance policy towards illegal trafficking of wildlife and its products, and we join the ROUTES Partnership in saying – ‘It Doesn’t Fly With Us’. We will continue to work with our stakeholders to raise awareness and improve detection of illegal wildlife activities to protect these creatures that we value.”
Qatar Airways has reinforced its commitment to combat illegal trafficking of wildlife and its products by extending its participation in the USAID ROUTES (Reducing Opportunities for Unlawful Transport of Endangered Species) Partnership.
As a founding member of the United for Wildlife Transport Taskforce, Qatar Airways signed the Buckingham Palace Declaration in March 2016, aimed at taking real steps to shut down the routes exploited by traffickers of the illegal wildlife trade to move their products.
Subsequently in May 2017, the airline went on to sign the first MoU with the ROUTES Partnership. In May 2019, Qatar Airways became the world’s first airline to achieve certification to the Illegal Wildlife Trade Assessment which verifies that the airline has procedures, staff training and reporting protocols in place to combat the smuggling of illegal wildlife products.
Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker said: “The illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade threatens our global biodiversity, and poses a risk to health and safety, particularly in marginalised communities. We are taking measures to disrupt this illicit trade in order to conserve biodiversity and safeguard our delicate ecosystems.
“We remain committed with other aviation industry leaders to emphasise our zero-tolerance policy towards illegal trafficking of wildlife and its products, and we join the ROUTES Partnership in saying – ‘It Doesn’t Fly With Us’. We will continue to work with our stakeholders to raise awareness and improve detection of illegal wildlife activities to protect these creatures that we value.”