The GWP is a World Bank led global partnership that promotes wildlife conservation and sustainable development by combatting illicit trafficking in wildlife. The GWP has led the global partnership of 19 countries of Asia and Africato combat preservation and sustainable developmentby combating smuggling in wildlife. It was started in 2015 by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
It acts as a platform for an exchange of knowledge and coordination in action on the ground to prevent the poaching of wildlife for improvement in the regime of wildlife conservation. It tries to reduce supply and demand which runs illegal wildlife trade and protects species and residences through an integrated scenario plan.
