Namibia Case Study: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Curbing Illegal Wildlife Trade

This study investigates the economic implications of investing in curbing IWT through a cost benefit analysis (CBA) of current investments in Namibia and compares the results against an alternative scenario where no investments are being made in curbing IWT as well as to a scenario where more investments are being made in further curbing it. The CBA monetizes costs and benefits from IWT curbing initiatives and sets them up to be consistently compared across time, in order to inform and guide investment decisions.