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Uganda's UN-backed forensics lab turns ivory seizures into convictions
Original: Uganda’s UN-supported wildlife forensics lab turns ivory seizures into convictions
A UN-supported wildlife forensics laboratory in Uganda is helping convert ivory seizures into successful criminal prosecutions. By using DNA and other forensic analysis to link poached elephant ivory to specific seizure networks, the lab provides courts with scientific evidence needed to secure convictions. The facility is being highlighted as a model for using forensic science to combat wildlife trafficking across Africa.
Why now: New coverage of a successful UN-backed initiative shows forensic science delivering concrete results against ivory trafficking.
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- Uganda’s UN-supported wildlife forensics lab turns ivory seizures into convictions · news.un.org
- Uganda’s UN-supported wildlife forensics lab turns ivory seizures into convictions · Welcome to the United Nations
- Uganda’s UN-supported wildlife forensics lab turns ivory seizures into convictions · Global Issues.Org
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