{"id":594,"date":"2019-03-06T09:06:50","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T09:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/?page_id=594"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:25:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:25:21","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"594\" class=\"elementor elementor-594\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f9002c elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width hide_bg_image_on_mobile elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"3f9002c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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impacto_patronus_inline_447621270\">                <\/div>                <div class=\"sc_alter_slide_slider_content\">                        <div class=\"sc_alter_slide_slider_subtitle\">WEMS Team<\/div>                        <h1 class=\"sc_alter_slide_slider_title\">Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System<\/h1>                        <div class=\"sc_alter_slide_slider_description\"><p>Supporting the Work of the Global Wildlife Law Enforcement Community through a Transboundary Geo-spatial Information Tool<\/p><\/div>                <\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=\"slider-slide swiper-slide\" style=\"\"><div class=\"slide_content\"><div class=\"sc_alter_slide_slider_image impacto_patronus_inline_548432045\">                <\/div>                <div class=\"sc_alter_slide_slider_content\">                        <div class=\"sc_alter_slide_slider_subtitle\">Wems Team<\/div>                        <h1 class=\"sc_alter_slide_slider_title\">Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System<\/h1>                        <div class=\"sc_alter_slide_slider_description\"><p>Supporting the Work of the Global Wildlife Law Enforcement Community through a Transboundary Geo-spatial Information Tool<\/p><\/div>                <\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class=\"slider-slide swiper-slide\" style=\"\"><div class=\"slide_content\"><div class=\"sc_alter_slide_slider_image impacto_patronus_inline_819366318\">                <\/div>                <div class=\"sc_alter_slide_slider_content\">                        <div class=\"sc_alter_slide_slider_subtitle\">WEMS Team<\/div>                        <h1 class=\"sc_alter_slide_slider_title\">Multi-disciplinary experts comprised of policy makers and scientists<\/h1>                        <div class=\"sc_alter_slide_slider_description\"><p>A Multidisciplinary Team of Experts from Academia, Government and Private Sector advises on the implementation of the WEMS initiative<\/p><\/div>                <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- 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sc_promo_image_position_right\"><div class=\"sc_promo_image\" style=\"background-image:url(\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WEMS-Africa.png);width:calc(45% - 30px\/2);right: 0;\"><\/div><!-- \/.sc_promo_image --><div class=\"sc_promo_text\" style=\"width: calc(100% - 30px\/2 - 45%);float: left;\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sc_promo_text_inner trx_addons_inline_1492234925\"><h2 class=\"sc_item_title sc_promo_title sc_item_title_style_with_line sc_item_title_tag\"><span class=\"sc_item_title_text\">Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System (WEMS) Initiative<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"sc_item_descr sc_promo_descr\"><p>Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System (WEMS) is an environmental governance project and its objective is to assist monitoring trafficking and illegal wildlife trade (IWT) through a joint effort carried out by United Nations bodies, national governments, private industries, civil society and research institutions.<\/p>\n<\/div><div id=\"sc_button_179395646\"\tclass=\"sc_item_button sc_button_wrap sc_item_button sc_item_button_default sc_promo_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/about-us\/\" class=\"sc_button sc_button_default sc_button_size_normal sc_button_icon_left\"><span class=\"sc_button_text\"><span class=\"sc_button_title\">More About Us<\/span><\/span><!-- \/.sc_button_text --><\/a><!-- \/.sc_button --><\/div><!-- \/.sc_item_button --><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div><!-- \/.sc_promo_text --><\/div><!-- \/.sc_promo -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135d771 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"135d771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WEMS brings together national enforcement institutions to a common data collection and reporting mechanism through the WEMS 2.0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/paperwriter.org\/\">information<\/a>\u00a0system.\u00a0 WEMS\u00a0 helps in providing analyzed information electronically to all partnering national enforcement agencies and international policy makers including INTERPOL, UNODC, WCO and CITES Secretariat. Selected information is shared with the public for bringing awareness about wildlife crime. Research and analysis of the crime data is carried out through designated research institutions which will also carry out policy analysis identifying the trends and reasons for non-compliance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3652b7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e3652b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df31120 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df31120\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e5df1f sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"3e5df1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7aa4d3 sc_height_medium sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a7aa4d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1abbdfc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1abbdfc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1523c7a sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"1523c7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec7b267 sc_fly_static elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_title\" data-id=\"ec7b267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"trx_sc_title_98461062\"\r\n\t\tclass=\"sc_title sc_title_decoration\"><span class=\"sc_item_subtitle sc_title_subtitle sc_item_subtitle_above sc_item_title_style_decoration\"><span class=\"subtitle_text\">Wems <\/span><\/span><h1 class=\"sc_item_title sc_title_title sc_item_title_style_decoration sc_item_title_tag\"><span class=\"sc_item_title_text\">History<\/span><\/h1><\/div><!-- \/.sc_title -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c65edfe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c65edfe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52ff854 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"52ff854\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22a6818 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22a6818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The need of WEMS was realized during a time when poaching and illegal wildlife trade was rampant around the world. Several national governments did not even have the provision to systematically record incidents of poaching and seizures.\u00a0\u00a0In 2000, when the\u00a0National Legislation Project of the CITES Convention evaluated 136 of 146 member states Party to the convention, it found that\u00a0only 37 (26 per cent) achieved the highest level of compliance with the provisions of the Convention; 47 Member States (32 per cent) did not meet the criteria even partially. Furthermore,\u00a0 An important initiative, known as TIGERS (Trade Infraction and Global Enforcement Recording System)\u00a0 that was developed by the secretariat\u00a0to process reports of wildlife crime and illicit trade, identifying crime trends, methods and routes from a variety of sources failed to achieve its mandate due to Parties not providing complete data on infractions.<\/p><p>In 2002, the UN\u2019s\u00a0Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in its report\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unodc.org\/documents\/commissions\/CCPCJ\/CCPCJ_Sessions\/CCPCJ_11\/E-CN15-2002-07\/E-CN15-2002-7_E.pdf\"><em>Progress made in the implementation of Economic and Social Council resolution 2001\/12 on illicit trafficking in protected species of wild flora and fauna, (E\/CN.15\/2002\/7),\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/strong>noted that, in the absence of an exhaustive and reliable register of wildlife trafficking, together with indicators of the number of undetected cases, an assessment of the scope and nature of the problem becomes difficult.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-111d350 sc_height_medium sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"111d350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a5de228 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a5de228\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57ece9bf scheme_dark sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"57ece9bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d3327c elementor-widget__width-initial sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d3327c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With serious information gaps on poaching and the amount of illegal wildlife trade, research on illegal wildlife trade were limited as scientists didn\u2019t have enough information to quantify the threat to biodiversity. Several scientific institutions collaborated with non governmental organisations to compile information on poaching and illegal trade.\u00a0<\/p><p>In 2003, the United Nations, through its Economic and Social Council, urged member states to adopt preventive measures, as well as to review their criminal legislation with a view to monitor offenses relating to trafficking in protected species of wild flora and fauna.\u00a0The UN General Assembly resolution, document A\/CONF.203\/PM.1, highlighted the need of comprehensive approach in combating wildlife trade including measures that builds on areas of success, remedies deficiencies and weakness in laws and enforcement efforts. The absence of measurable data on the violations of wildlife trade regulations lead to less penalization, rare application of appropriate sanctions and penalties mostly remained relatively low.<\/p><p>The challenges in combating wildlife crime was also highlighted during the conference of parties of the CITES convention and the lack of information and failures of information system were noted (See CITES CoP13 Doc. 23, Enforcement Matters).The CITES Convention can only be effective to the extent that member States enact and enforce the specific provisions.\u00a0<\/p><p>Understanding the various challenges in information gathering in addressing illegal wildlife trade, in October 2005, United Nations University joined hands with Asian Conservation alliance (a network of leading Asian grassroots NGOs) to develop a crowd sourced geo-spatial system capturing information through information disclosure law and through print media.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4734585 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4734585\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07072c2 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"07072c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2416f2 sc_height_small sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d2416f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cc46ec7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cc46ec7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a9471f2 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1a9471f2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e25540d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e25540d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-782e051 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"782e051\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7d339f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7d339f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first step was to build a database on wildlife crime providing both spatial and non-spatial information on poaching and illegal transit of endangered species (nationally listed and listed by the CITES Convention). Designated partner NGO\u2019s from 42 Asian countries were requested to collect information through information disclosure law and input this information in a common information sharing platform.<\/p><p>The database was designed in line with the INTERPOL ecomessage. The first prototype of WEMS was released in 2006 using data from Japan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b64bb2 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8b64bb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f25718f sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"5f25718f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb4d9ff sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bb4d9ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb83cf0 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb83cf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The primary objective of the collaboration was to immediately address 3 important issues;<\/p><ul class=\"trx_addons_list_dot\"><li>Absence of an official record at the national level on the amount of illegal trade of wild flora and fauna.<\/li><li>Poor reporting process to international enforcement bodies including the CITES secretariat.<\/li><li>Research gaps in addressing illegal wildlife trade.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba97961 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba97961\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5800394 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"5800394\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a509ef sc_height_medium sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9a509ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3cfbd6 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3cfbd6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f52ba7a sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"f52ba7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f512d6d sc_height_huge sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f512d6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-be3034f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be3034f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd3e2c2 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"cd3e2c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa41cf sc_fly_static elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_sc_title\" data-id=\"8aa41cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"trx_sc_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"trx_sc_title_1383154161\"\r\n\t\tclass=\"sc_title sc_title_decoration\"><h1 class=\"sc_item_title sc_title_title sc_item_title_style_decoration sc_item_title_tag\"><span class=\"sc_item_title_text\">The prototype had four major outputs<\/span><\/h1><\/div><!-- \/.sc_title -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c83295a sc_height_small sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c83295a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-84f4263 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84f4263\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-92af431 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"92af431\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87b62c4 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"87b62c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09b7da2 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09b7da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1.\u00a0 An interactive map highlighting poaching sites, seizure points and illegal trade routes.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a165b41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a165b41\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9361624 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"9361624\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0951fb sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0951fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WEMS-Screen-shot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5459\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WEMS-Screen-shot.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WEMS-Screen-shot-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WEMS-Screen-shot-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WEMS-Screen-shot-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WEMS-Screen-shot-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WEMS-Screen-shot-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WEMS-Screen-shot-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca10c15 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ca10c15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-367fba9 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"367fba9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2.\u00a0A data-clock which showed the season and year of illegal trade of a particular species.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39dbb33 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39dbb33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"605\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Data-Clock.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5460\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Data-Clock.png 605w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Data-Clock-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Data-Clock-370x264.png 370w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Data-Clock-600x428.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9345ab2 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9345ab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3f5be sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c3f5be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>3.\u00a0A route-map tracking analyst \u2013 using multiple data-sets, trade routes were identified.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96196d2 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96196d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Smuggling-route.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5461\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Smuggling-route.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Smuggling-route-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Smuggling-route-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Smuggling-route-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Smuggling-route-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Smuggling-route-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Smuggling-route-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fe642c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2fe642c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c2a59c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3c2a59c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dbf33d sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dbf33d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>4.\u00a0 A digital eco-message generated automatically from the input data<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-120e354 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"120e354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"979\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Route-map.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5462\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Route-map.jpg 979w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Route-map-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Route-map-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Route-map-370x245.jpg 370w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Route-map-770x510.jpg 770w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Route-map-600x398.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 979px) 100vw, 979px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-140a075 sc_height_huge sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"140a075\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7242bcc elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7242bcc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-279a082 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"279a082\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-101f0eb sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"101f0eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/th_WEMS_DESK41.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"th_WEMS_DESK41\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NTQ2MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL21pa2Fub2RlbW9zaXRlcy5jb21cL3dlbXNcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzAzXC90aF9XRU1TX0RFU0s0MS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1286\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/th_WEMS_DESK41.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5463\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/th_WEMS_DESK41.jpg 1286w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/th_WEMS_DESK41-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/th_WEMS_DESK41-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/th_WEMS_DESK41-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/th_WEMS_DESK41-370x246.jpg 370w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/th_WEMS_DESK41-770x511.jpg 770w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/th_WEMS_DESK41-1170x777.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/th_WEMS_DESK41-600x398.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1286px) 100vw, 1286px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f2ef78 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f2ef78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>WEMS Presentation at the CITES CoP 14 Meeting in Bangkok<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33f783a sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"33f783a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b975c74 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b975c74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Redesign of WEMS and Presentation to the International Law Enforcement Community\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb633eb sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb633eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WEMS system was presented at United Nations University in August 2006. It was later demonstrated to the parties of the CITES convention during CITES CoP 14 held in the Hague in 2007.<\/p><p>After 2007, United Nations University decided to re-constitute the WEMS system to the needs of governments and the system was redesigned to cater to national wildlife law enforcement agencies. The re-designed version of WEMS was presented at the INTERPOL Wildlife Working Group (IWWG) meeting in Beijing, CITES Enforcement expert group meeting held in Ashland, Oregon in June 2009 and the CITES CoP 15 held at Doha in March 2010.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a047d4 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4a047d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3d60d7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e3d60d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93b0391 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93b0391\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3feb146 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"3feb146\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b1f17 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6b1f17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Interpol-Wildlife-Working-Group-meeting.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5464\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Interpol-Wildlife-Working-Group-meeting.png 853w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Interpol-Wildlife-Working-Group-meeting-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Interpol-Wildlife-Working-Group-meeting-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Interpol-Wildlife-Working-Group-meeting-370x278.png 370w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Interpol-Wildlife-Working-Group-meeting-770x578.png 770w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Interpol-Wildlife-Working-Group-meeting-600x450.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45ccc6c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45ccc6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a0INTERPOL Wildlife Working Group Meeting in Beijing<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-feeb9ce elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"feeb9ce\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44b2116 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"44b2116\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90ce233 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90ce233\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WEMS Implementation in Africa\n\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0e7f82 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0e7f82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2011, United Nations University in partnership with Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation of University of Twente and Lusaka Agreement, implemented WEMS in four African countries which were member states to Lusaka Agreement.\u00a0<\/p><p>On July 2011, the Minister of Forests and Wildlife of Kenya Dr. Noah Wekesa inaugurated the launching of WEMS in four East African countries \u2013 Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Congo Brazzaville. .<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-917b867 sc_height_small sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"917b867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9986af1 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"9986af1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bba8ac3 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bba8ac3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39a5248 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39a5248\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WEMS-inauguration.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5465\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WEMS-inauguration.jpg 640w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WEMS-inauguration-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WEMS-inauguration-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WEMS-inauguration-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-095b0cc sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"095b0cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The former President of Kenya, Mr. Mwai Kibaki, also expressed his support for WEMS<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3adb71e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3adb71e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c218a8 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"5c218a8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac15302 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac15302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since then, WEMS transformed to a functional transboundary geospatial decision support system used by the four Lusaka Agreement countries. The countries in the pilot phase met for two training sessions and the database was restructured in such a way that WEMS will act as a national and regional database. While all incidents of poaching and seizures are input into WEMS by the participating country; only\u00a0 information that has transboundary relevance is shared with LATF. The LATF member states agreed to this clause and WEMS became fully functional in 2012.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2251e4f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2251e4f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cda788b sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"cda788b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2789ccb sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2789ccb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dr.-Ng-Chong-explaining-the-Data-Infrastructure-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5466\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dr.-Ng-Chong-explaining-the-Data-Infrastructure-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dr.-Ng-Chong-explaining-the-Data-Infrastructure-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dr.-Ng-Chong-explaining-the-Data-Infrastructure-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dr.-Ng-Chong-explaining-the-Data-Infrastructure-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dr.-Ng-Chong-explaining-the-Data-Infrastructure-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dr.-Ng-Chong-explaining-the-Data-Infrastructure-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dr.-Ng-Chong-explaining-the-Data-Infrastructure-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dr.-Ng-Chong-explaining-the-Data-Infrastructure-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dr.-Ng-Chong-explaining-the-Data-Infrastructure-1170x878.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Dr.-Ng-Chong-explaining-the-Data-Infrastructure-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b202e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67b202e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dr. Ng Chong of UN University explaining about the WEMS data Infrastructure during the WEMS Regional training Workshop in Nairobi<\/strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c3809 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47c3809\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The results of the pilot implementation were showcased during the side lines of CITES CoP 17 held in March 2013. According to Lusaka Agreement, as of 2014, the pilot countries who participated in WEMS had shared around 540 cases across borders.<\/p><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-841af99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"841af99\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-89c0610 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"89c0610\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acbbd20 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acbbd20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"885\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WEMS-Africa.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5450\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WEMS-Africa.png 885w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WEMS-Africa-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WEMS-Africa-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WEMS-Africa-370x231.png 370w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WEMS-Africa-770x481.png 770w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WEMS-Africa-600x375.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a0b503 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0a0b503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a0WEMS-Africa Platform<\/strong><\/p><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2075ae sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2075ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2016, United Nations University provided the full ownership of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lusakaagreement.org\/wemsb\/\">WEMS-Africa<\/a>\u00a0to Lusaka Agreement Task Force. After CITES CoP 17, It was decided that WEMS-Africa be owned and operated by Lusaka Agreement Task Force. Currently WEMS-Africa is management by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lusakaagreement.org\/\">Lusaka Agreement Task Force.<\/a><\/p><p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEMS Team Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System Supporting the Work of the Global Wildlife Law Enforcement Community through a Transboundary Geo-spatial Information Tool Wems Team Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System Supporting the Work of the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-594","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"campaignId":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=594"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5779,"href":"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/594\/revisions\/5779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}