Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System
- Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System
Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System (WEMS) is a GIS based model developed to monitor wildlife law enforcement in the Asian region. It was started as a joint initiative by the United Nations University and the Asian Conservation Alliance. It is also supported financially by the International Fund for Animal Welfare.
ee also
*Wildlife conservation
*Wildlife management
*CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
*Environmental agreements
External links
* [http://www.egov.iist.unu.edu/cegov/projects/wems Website]
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