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Wildlife and Forest Crime Toolkit (Revised Edition)
… Organization (INTERPOL), the World Bank and the World Customs Organization (WCO). Together, all five agencies form … INTERPOL; Hui Fu, Environment Programme Manager, World Customs Organization; Jorge Rios, Chief of Sustainable … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 6. Border control and Customs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …
Reference Guide - European Union Wildlife Trade Regulations
… 126 9. CAN SPECIMENS BE TRADED THROUGH ANY CUSTOMS OFFICE? ............................... 128 10. HOW … are met. The documents must be presented to the relevant Customs offices before a shipment can be authorised to enter … obtained before trade takes place and must be presented to Customs upon introduction into/export from the EU) Article of …
ASEAN Handbook on legal cooperation to combat wildlife crime
… Network. It involves environmental, law enforcement and customs agencies in all 10 ASEAN countries and facilitates … network successfully links environmental agencies, police, customs and members of the judiciary from all 10 ASEAN member … as well as various other provisions, such as customs laws, quarantine laws and specific wildlife laws. The …
Closing Strategy - Ending Ivory Trade in Hong Kong
… between AFCD, the Hong Kong Police Force and the Customs and Excise Department through joint operations and … million (HKD2.4 billion) over the period, according to Customs statistics; another 20% of the ivory production was … initiatives (CITES, 2015). 1.Enhanced liaison with the Customs and Excise Department and overseas enforcement …
The Enivronmental Crime Crisis - Threats to Sustainable Development from Illegal Exploitation and Trade in Wildlife and Forest Resources. A UNEP Rapid Assessment
… Security Council, UN General Assembly, INTERPOL, the World Customs Organi- sation (WCO) and others, including at … production. These methods effectively bypass many current customs efforts related to the Lacey Act and the EU FLEGT … to provide support to countries in the fields of policing, customs, prosecution and the judiciary. These initiatives …
Wildlife protection and trafficking assessment in Kenya - Drivers and trends of transnational wildlife crime in Kenya and its role as a transit point for trafficked species in East Africa
… year in the last two decades. In 2013, Kenyan wildlife and Customs authorities seized more illegally acquired animal … wealth and sky rocketing prices. In response, Asian Customs authorities have intensified enforcement efforts, … extremely important for building the capacity of Kenya’s Customs, revenue and port police units to detect and track …
The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security
… than drugs. Hazardous waste and electronic waste are often customs-code classified as second-hand products by smugglers and thereby bypass customs regulations and international conventions. Criminals … container control programme has established improved customs controls in some countries, targeted at transnational …
World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species
… Organization (INTERPOL), the World Bank and the World Customs Organization (WCO). Scientific Advisory Group The … to Central and South America, of subfamily Caimaninae CEN Customs Enforcement Network of the World Customs Organisation CITES Convention on International Trade …
Wildlife Poaching: Africa's surging trafficking threat
… of dollars is fueling corruption in Africa’s ports, customs offices, and security forces as well as providing new … and sometimes by air freight or commercial travel. Customs or other officials may be bribed to approve or … pled guilty to charges of violating South African customs regulations and illegally hunting protected species. …
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and overseas environmental crimes: How did we get here and what happens next?
… local government, transport authorities, police and customs. Organized criminal groups are involved in … and fishery officials, to guards, to regulators, to customs and export officials, and even to officials at … it is likely to have with government officials, such as customs officials, regulators, or, especially in the logging …