Wildlife Crime Control Bureau Explained

Agencyname:Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
Abbreviation:WCCB
Motto:"Fighting Transboundary Environmental Crime"
Formed:6 June 2007
Headquarters:Trikoot-1 Building, 2nd Floor, Bhikaji Cama Place, New Delhi-110066
Employees:Classified
Country:India
National:Yes
Governingbody:Government of India
Electeetype:Minister
Minister1name:Bhupendra Yadav
Minister1pfo:Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Chief1name:Tilotama Varma
Chief1position:Additional Director
Parentagency:Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Officetype:Regional

Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) is a statutory body established by the Government of India under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to combat organised wildlife crime. The Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2006 provisions came in to force on 6 June 2007. It became operational in the year 2008.[1]

WCCB won the 2010 Clark R. Bavin Wildlife Law Enforcement Awards for its outstanding work on wildlife law enforcement in the country, which was received by Ramesh K Pandey, Deputy Director, on behalf of WCCB.[2] UNEP has also awarded WCCB with Asia Environment Enforcement Award, 2018.

WCCB is also partnering with United Nations University and CIESIN-Earth Institute at Columbia University through the Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System Initiative.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Creation of WCCB . wccb.gov.in . 10 January 2019.
  2. http://www.ssn.org/aboutus_awards_2010_EN.htm Species Survival Network