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<p>There is no exact figure for the proportion of overseas development assistance
spent on protecting endangered species. DFID is supporting a range of activities to
support tackling IWT and to conserve nature and wildlife, including by reducing poverty,
strengthening borders and creating green corridors, including committing over £600m
funding between 2011-2021. This includes:</p><p>- £150m for the Global Environment
Facility from 2018 to 2022 (as well as £100m from Defra) – this includes the world’s
biggest fund on tackling IWT, the Global Wildlife Programme, of which the UK has contributed
$17m (approximate £13m) during the same period.</p><p>- £46m from 2013 to 2021 countering
Illicit Financial Flows in Africa and mobilising international action against corruption.</p><p>-
£328m from 2011 to 2021 to support work in the forestry sector, increasing trade in
legal timber and reducing the demand for illegal and unsustainable food and timber
products.</p>
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