{"id":5949,"date":"2026-10-05T05:06:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T05:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/?page_id=5949"},"modified":"2026-10-23T05:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T05:39:07","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5949\" class=\"elementor elementor-5949\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cbb665 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cbb665\" 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-bec8394 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"bec8394\" 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-08abcb5 sc_height_huge sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"08abcb5\" 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-8575974 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8575974\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&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-0ef1d8a sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"0ef1d8a\" 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-c2e51c4 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2e51c4\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OUR RESEARCH<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e51ccb sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e51ccb\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research &amp; Knowledge<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-184774a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"184774a\" 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>Our research focuses on wildlife conservation, enforcement, compliance and information sharing. Through research and analysis, we explore the challenges that influence wildlife governance and contribute to informed decision-making.<\/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-06096fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06096fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f8008d sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"7f8008d\" 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-a4c771c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4c771c\" 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=\"554\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wildlife-elephant.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5961\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wildlife-elephant.jpg 554w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wildlife-elephant-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wildlife-elephant-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wildlife-elephant-370x370.jpg 370w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wildlife-elephant-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wildlife-elephant-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abe0366 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"abe0366\" 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-1ed6d94 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ed6d94\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FEATURED RESEARCH<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cd5c3c sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cd5c3c\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CITES enforcement information sharing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-077a8d7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"077a8d7\" 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>A research article authored by\u00a0Remi Chandran<span class=\"contribDegrees \">,\u00a0<\/span>Shankar Prakash Alagesan\u00a0<span class=\"contribDegrees \">&amp;\u00a0<\/span>Walter T. de Vries\u00a0explores the evolution of the compliance mechanism of the CITES Convention and draws a historic timeline describing how various political and economic factors changed the course of decision making on wildlife enforcement information sharing. Focusing more on the deliberations at the United Nations and in particular at the CITES Conference of Parties (CoP) and standing committee meetings, the authors excavate various paradigm shifts within CITES enforcement and compliance decisions, extending from the origin of the convention to the recent developments at CITES CoP 18.<\/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-22ebcd9 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"22ebcd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/research\/cites-enforcement-information-sharing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-7890499 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7890499\" 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-ca1d08f sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"ca1d08f\" 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-d220999 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d220999\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RESEARCH FOCUS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57c84d7 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"57c84d7\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Explore Our Research<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d15d6e0 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d15d6e0\" 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>Discover research and insights contributing to better wildlife conservation, enforcement and policy decisions.<\/p>\t\t\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-fc496b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc496b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5c366d sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"e5c366d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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\/>\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-d505dc0 research-card-title sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d505dc0\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WEMS-initiative as a Science-Technology platform<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f9afd7 research-card-date sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f9afd7\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">20 Aug 2020<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6135de research-card-description sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6135de\" 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>Following the successful implementation of WEMS in Africa, United Nations University called upon scientists, policy makers, industrialists and civil society to strengthen the technological innovations in addressing wildlife crime<\/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-083c7cc elementor-align-center research-card-button sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"083c7cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a 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Introduction The United Nations Programme on Space Applications, implemented by the Office for Outer Space Affairs, was established in 1971 to assist Member States with building capacity in using space science, technology and their applications in support of sustainable economic, social and environmental development<\/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-d48680b elementor-align-center research-card-button sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d48680b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/research\/united-nations-conference-reports\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-b61c479 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b61c479\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbb3ce5 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"fbb3ce5\" 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-761990f sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"761990f\" 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=\"715\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wildlife-enforcement-monitoring-system-WEMS.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5975\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wildlife-enforcement-monitoring-system-WEMS.jpg 715w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wildlife-enforcement-monitoring-system-WEMS-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wildlife-enforcement-monitoring-system-WEMS-370x222.jpg 370w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/wildlife-enforcement-monitoring-system-WEMS-600x360.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/>\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-5115720 research-card-title sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5115720\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If wildlife enforcement monitoring system (WEMS) is the solution, what is the problem?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c40b84 research-card-date sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c40b84\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">29 Jun 2020<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0da0aab research-card-description sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0da0aab\" 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>Preface During all the vicissitudes of my life, I stood firm to create a productive information-sharing conjunction between my four most observant audiences \u2013 the government, UN experts, NGOs and scientists working on wildlife conservation and enforcement issues.<\/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-53e922c elementor-align-center research-card-button sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"53e922c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/research\/if-wildlife-enforcement-monitoring-system-wems-is-the-solution-what-is-the-problem\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ea736c sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left\" data-id=\"6ea736c\" 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-021df9a sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"021df9a\" 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=\"715\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Untitled-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5977\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Untitled-1.jpg 715w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Untitled-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Untitled-1-370x222.jpg 370w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Untitled-1-600x360.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/>\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-261deb6 research-card-title sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"261deb6\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bytes Beyond Borders<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fff334d research-card-date sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fff334d\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">29 Jun 2020<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-265069e research-card-description sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"265069e\" 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>Introduction The multi-billion dollar illegal wildlife trade is a global crisis that not only threatens the conservation of protected species but also has deep implications for peace and security in nations across the world<\/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-58f23a7 elementor-align-center research-card-button sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"58f23a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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srcset=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Multilateral-Environmental-Agreements.jpg 715w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Multilateral-Environmental-Agreements-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Multilateral-Environmental-Agreements-370x222.jpg 370w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Multilateral-Environmental-Agreements-600x360.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/>\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-d2660d0 research-card-title sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2660d0\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System (WEMS): A solution to support compliance of Multilateral Environmental Agreements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e037a research-card-date sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2e037a\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">29 Jun 2020<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-504054d research-card-description sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"504054d\" 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>Preface During all the vicissitudes of my life, I stood firm to create a productive information-sharing conjunction between my four most observant audiences \u2013 the government, UN experts, NGOs and scientists working on wildlife conservation and enforcement issues.<\/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-a057bc4 elementor-align-center research-card-button sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a057bc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/research\/wildlife-enforcement-monitoring-system-wems-a-solution-to-support-compliance-of-multilateral-environmental-agreements\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read 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src=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/transboundary-enforcement-monitoring-system.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5989\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/transboundary-enforcement-monitoring-system.jpg 715w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/transboundary-enforcement-monitoring-system-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/transboundary-enforcement-monitoring-system-370x222.jpg 370w, https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/transboundary-enforcement-monitoring-system-600x360.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/>\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-a90ec0f research-card-title sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a90ec0f\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conflicting policy beliefs and informational complexities in designing a transboundary enforcement monitoring system<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8eb30f research-card-date sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8eb30f\" 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<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">29 Jun 2020<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c507fa9 research-card-description sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c507fa9\" 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>Highlights We examine why CITES rejected Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System \u2013 a transboundary decision support system. We first look at the beliefs of the stakeholders within the wildlife policy subsystem.<\/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-b04a60c elementor-align-center research-card-button sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b04a60c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mikanodemosites.com\/wems\/research\/conflicting-policy-beliefs-and-informational-complexities-in-designing-a-transboundary-enforcement-monitoring-system\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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\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>OUR RESEARCH Research &amp; Knowledge Our research focuses on wildlife conservation, enforcement, compliance and information sharing. 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