Edward van Asch

Edward van Asch is the ICCWC Coordinator at the CITES Secretariat and has been working since 2012 at CITES to support the coordination of ICCWC and the development and implementation of various ICCWC programmes, such as the recently launched ICCWC Vision 2030 and its associated Strategic Action Plans. He was previously based in Thailand where he worked for UNODC, UNEP and TRAFFIC Southeast Asia, and was involved in key regional initiatives and projects to increase cooperation and strengthen the capacity of government and law enforcement to counter illegal trade in wildlife. He holds a PhD from the University of Sheffield (UK) on the effectiveness of international cooperation to combat transnational organized wildlife crime, with a focus on Southeast Asia, as well as a Master's Degree in International Criminology and a degree in International Relations with French.