TRAFFIC

Who we are

TRAFFIC is the world’s leading authority on trade in wild species. For fifty years our research, data and analysis have shaped how governments, businesses, law enforcement and international conventions respond to one of the most complex challenges facing the planet: how to stop illegal and unsustainable trade in wildlife, timber, fish and plants, while sustaining the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of households that depend on legal trade.

TRAFFIC was established in 1976 by IUCN and WWF to respond to the growing threats posed by illegal wildlife trade and overexploitation. We provide evidence-based solutions through rigorous research and analysis, rooted in science, data and expertise. Over the decades we have become the leading global trusted advisor to governments and intergovernmental processes, convening public, private and civil society stakeholders in new partnerships.

Today we have over 130 staff working across five continents - Africa, Asia, the Pacific, Europe and the Americas - and we leverage the conservation expertise of our founders, IUCN and WWF, alongside a wide range of partners. Our team  includes biologists, conservationists, academics, researchers, communicators and investigators, offering a network of knowledge that spans the environmental, social, economic, financial and political dimensions of trade.