About the Task Force

A multi-agency coalition safeguarding Uganda's wildlife and forests against organised crime.

Overview

United against wildlife & forest crime

Established in 2018, the National Anti-Wildlife Crime Coordination Task Force (NWCCTF) strengthens inter-agency coordination, collaboration and cooperation in the fight against wildlife and forest crime across Uganda and beyond its borders. Explore the sections below to learn how the Task Force is structured and mandated.

Background

How the National Wildlife Crime Coordination Task Force was established — from the 2018 inter-ministerial meeting to its inauguration in February 2020.

Mandate

The mission and six objectives of the National Wildlife Crime Coordination Task Force.

Legal framework

The national laws and international instruments under which the Task Force and its member institutions operate.

Governance

How the Task Force is organised: leadership, technical committee, secretariat and focal persons.

Member institutions

15 government and partner institutions collaborate under the Task Force to protect Uganda's natural heritage.

In pictures

NWCCTF in the field

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The pangolin — the world’s most trafficked wild mammal.

An elephant in Uganda’s savanna — the heritage the Task Force protects.

NWCCTF members with partner-agency representatives.