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TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, works to ensure that trade in wild plants and animals is not a threat to the conservation of nature. TRAFFIC is a joint programme of WWF and IUCN - The World Conservation Union.
TRAFFIC's vision is of a world in which trade in wild plants and animals will be managed at sustainable levels without damaging the integrity of ecological systems and in such a manner that it makes a significant contribution to human needs, supports local and national economies and helps to motivate commitments to the conservation of wild species and their habitats.
Over the past 30 years, TRAFFIC has gained a reputation as a reliable and impartial organization, a leader in the field of conservation as it relates to wildife trade. It is a global network, research-driven and action-oriented, committed to delivering innovative and practical solutions based on the latest information. See other section for more information on	On 6 July 2006, Kaohsiung harbour Customs officials in Taiwan discovered 744 pieces of ivory (including whole tusks), weighing a total of 3026 kg, hidden in wooden boxes.
how TRAFFIC works to achieve its goal, to learn more about wildlife trade and about TRAFFIC's establishment and history. TRAFFIC is governed by the TRAFFIC Management Committee, a steering group composed of members of TRAFFIC's partner organizations -WWF and IUCN. A central purpose of TRAFFIC's activities is to contribute to the wildlife trade-related priorities of these partners. TRAFFIC also works in close co-operation with the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Since TRAFFIC was initially set up in 1976, it has developed into a worldwide network with its headquarters at TRAFFIC International, in Cambridge, UK and regional bases in Africa, Asia, the Americas, Europe
and Oceania with national offices within these regions. Contact details and more information on TRAFFIC network.