Recently, the Wildlife Justice Commission contributed to a crucial UN meeting on fighting crime, the 35th Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ).
From major enforcement successes in Nigeria and Liberia, to cross-border cooperation in southern Africa and high-level discussions at the United Nations in Vienna and New York, one message stands out: criminal networks operate across borders, and effective responses must do the same.
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The Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC) took part in the 34th session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ), held in Vienna from 19 to 23 May 2025. As the United Nations’ main body on crime and justice, the CCPCJ offers a key platform to advance the global fight against wildlife and environmental crime.
The Wildlife Justice Commission’s participation at the 33rd session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) in Vienna marked a pivotal step in advocating for enhanced global efforts to combat crimes that affect the environment, particularly wildlife trafficking.
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The Wildlife Justice Commission organised a hybrid event, focusing on promoting the effective use of the provisions under the UNTOC and UNCAC on joint investigations and special investigative techniques to address environmental crimes and the corruption that enables them, on the sidelines of the 32nd Session of the CCPCJ.
The past few decades, we have not only witnessed a rise in environmental crime, but also its convergence with other forms of organised crime like the trafficking of humans, drugs and firearms. These facts set the starting point of a panel discussion held during the 31st session of the CCPCJ.
On 19 May 2022, Olivia Swaak-Goldman, Executive Director of the Wildlife Justice Commission, took the floor during the plenary of the 31st Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPJC), which is taking place this week (16-20 May) in Vienna.
Financial motives drive organised environmental crimes. To help law enforcement agencies ‘follow the money’, the Wildlife Justice Commission will co-host an online panel discussion with France, titled ‘Addressing illicit financial flows derived from crimes that affect the environment: Good practices and challenges.’
