The Wildlife Justice Commission was joined on 17 June by a panel of experts for a high-level online discussion: Crime convergence: intelligent approaches to organised crime.
Author: The WJC (Isabel Leal)
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Addressing corruption-enabled environmental crime at UNGASS 2021
The Wildlife Justice Commission recently participated in an official UNGASS 2021 online side event, Leveraging the best tools to address environmental crime enabled by corruption.
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Webinar on Crime Convergence: Intelligent Approaches to Organised Crime
Join our panel of experts on 17 June for a discussion about the convergence of wildlife crime with other forms of organised crime.
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Dutch Postcode Lottery new grant to the Wildlife Justice Commission
EUR 1.9 million granted to build and strengthen intelligence capacity to fight wildlife crime in protected areas of Southeast Asia.
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Prioritising wildlife crime at the 14th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
At the 14th UN Crime Congress, the Wildlife Justice Commission will highlight the urgency to tackle wildlife trafficking as what it is: transnational organised crime.
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Joint operation with Thai and US law enforcement agencies leads to the arrest of suspected high-level wildlife trafficker
The Wildlife Justice Commission congratulates the Royal Thai Police and the USFWS on the arrest of a suspected high-level wildlife trafficker in Bangkok.
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World Pangolin Day 2021: The continuing threat of pangolin trafficking
In 2020, Wildlife Justice Commission investigators were offered staggering quantities of pangolin scales, raising concerns about a post-COVID19 surge in trafficking.
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Wildlife crime: the soft underbelly of organised crime
Wildlife crime is believed to intersect with other transnational organised crimes. Our webinar with UNODC and our new briefing paper expose how intelligence analysis can lead to a greater understanding of this crime convergence.
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World Elephant Day: No room for complacency in the fight against ivory trafficking
Data from our investigations indicates a declining trend in the value of raw ivory since 2017 while trafficking persists, with criminal networks able to smuggle large quantities despite COVID-19 restrictions.
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Our new investigation reveals the geographical shift of ivory trafficking within Southeast Asia
Findings of our Operation Jeopardy expose the need for international and intelligence-led law enforcement cooperation to deter the trafficking of ivory across the region.
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Using intelligence to tackle the criminal elements of the illegal trade of Indian Star tortoises in Asia
New paper by the Wildlife Justice Commission and Monitor on the role of intelligence to address the high-volume trafficking of the vulnerable Indian Star tortoise.
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New analysis: Measures to combat COVID-19 impact wildlife trafficking but criminal networks are gearing up to increase operations
Our new analysis Rapid assessment of the impact of COVID-19 on wildlife trafficking highlights that wildlife trafficking continues despite global travel restrictions and lockdown measures.