National Network to Fight the Trafficking of Wild Animals (Brazil)

The National Network to Fight the Trafficking of Wild Animals (Rede Nacional de Combate ao Tráfico de Animais Silvestres, or Renctas) is a Brazilian non-profit organization founded in 1999 and based in Brasília, with a regional office in the Amazon. It is registered as an Organização Social de Interesse Público (OSCIP), a Brazilian legal status for public-interest civil society organizations, and it describes its mission as the conservation of biodiversity, with a particular focus on combating the illegal trade in Brazilian wildlife. Renctas operates nationwide through partnerships with the private sector, government bodies and the third sector. Its stated vision is to consolidate itself as an efficient and innovative institution working toward a future without threats to wild species, and it lists transparency and institutional ethics among its core values. The organization is coordinated by a general coordinator, an executive and financial coordinator and an institutional coordinator, and it maintains legal consultants and advisory and technical councils. On its official website, Renctas frames wildlife trafficking as a major criminal economy: it states that 38 million wild animals are taken from nature in Brazil every year, that 9 out of every 10 trafficked animals die before reaching the final consumer, that the illegal trade moves US$2 billion annually in Brazil, and that it is the third-largest illegal activity in the world after arms and drug trafficking. The organization presents itself as working 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to help save thousands of animals from trafficking, and says its work is recognized nationally and internationally. Beyond direct anti-trafficking work, Renctas engages in advocacy and public communication. Its recent publications include an open letter signed by environmental organizations calling on the European Commission and CITES to reject trade in the Spix's Macaw and Lear's Macaw, and a campaign warning about a UN vote on a proposal that could authorize international trade in endangered Brazilian macaws. The organization maintains an active presence on social media including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and it relies on supporters, donors and partners to fund its activities.

Renctas was founded in 1999 as a Brazilian civil society organization focused on combating the trafficking of wild animals. It is registered as an Organização Social de Interesse Público (OSCIP), a Brazilian legal category for non-profit public-interest organizations. Its headquarters are in Brasília, the federal capital, and it maintains a regional office in the Amazon, reflecting the importance of that region to Brazil's wildlife and to trafficking routes. From its base in Brasília, Renctas has developed activities across Brazil through partnerships with the private sector, government authorities and other third-sector organizations. Its stated vision is to be an efficient and innovative institution that motivates staff and collaborators toward a future without threats to wild species, and it emphasizes transparency and institutional ethics as core values. The organization is led by a general coordinator, an executive and financial coordinator and an institutional coordinator, supported by legal consultants and by advisory and technical councils. Over the years Renctas has combined direct anti-trafficking work with public communication and advocacy. Its website presents wildlife trafficking as a major criminal economy, citing figures such as 38 million wild animals removed from nature in Brazil each year, a 9-in-10 mortality rate for trafficked animals before they reach the final consumer, US$2 billion moved annually by the illegal trade in Brazil, and its ranking as the third-largest illegal activity in the world after arms and drugs. The organization says it works 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to help save thousands of animals from trafficking, and that its work is recognized nationally and internationally. In recent years Renctas has been active in international advocacy concerning endangered Brazilian parrots. In October 2023 it was among the environmental organizations that signed a document addressed to the European Commission's Directorate-General for Environment and to CITES, urging them to reject trade in the Spix's Macaw and Lear's Macaw ahead of the CITES Standing Committee meeting. It has also publicized the threat of a UN vote on a proposal that could authorize international trade in endangered Brazilian macaws. The organization maintains a social media presence on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and depends on supporters, donors and partners to sustain its activities.

• 2023

  Renctas signs a joint document urging the European Commission and CITES to reject trade in the Spix's Macaw and Lear's Macaw.

• 2014

  The 'Quem Somos' page is published, describing the organization's mission, values and coordination structure.

• 1999

  Renctas is founded as a Brazilian public-interest civil society organization (OSCIP) to combat wildlife trafficking.

A Brazilian public-interest civil society organization dedicated to combating wildlife trafficking and conserving biodiversity through partnerships and advocacy.

Product categories. Wildlife trafficking monitoring and reporting · Environmental advocacy and public campaigns · Partnerships with government, private sector and NGOs · Biodiversity conservation programs

1. 1Renctas - Rede Nacional de Combate ao Tráfico de Animais Silvestresrenctas.org.br
2. 2Quem Somos - RENCTASrenctas.org.br
3. 3National Network to Fight the Trafficking of Wild Animals (Brazil) - Wikidatawikidata.org