The overall objective of the first SADC Law Enforcement and Anti-Poaching (LEAP) strategy (2016-2021) was “to significantly reduce the level of poaching and illegal trade in wildlife fauna and flora and enhance law enforcement capacity in the SADC Region by 2021”. The LEAP Strategies derives their mandate from the SADC Protocol on Wildlife Conservation and Law Enforcement (1999) and operationalises this Protocol, it also aligns with several key strategies and policies within SADC and more broadly (e.g., AU Agenda 2063).
