Transcript The INTERPOL Environmental Crime Programme

INTERPOL
Environmental
Crime
Programme
Justin Gosling
INTERPOL
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INTERPOL is the world’s largest international
law-enforcement organization
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188 member countries
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Only IGO to manage Nominal information
INTERPOL National Central Bureaus - NCBs
General Secretariat
NCBs
Specialised Law
enforcement
agencies
Airports
Ports
Borders
Police stations
I-24/7 communications system
188 member countries are connected
Environmental
Crime
Programme
MISSION
Assist members countries
in the effective enforcement
of national and international
environmental laws & treaties.
ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME INCLUDES:
ILLEGAL TRADE IN
ENDANGERED SPECIES
ILLEGAL
LOGGING
POLLUTION OF
AIR, WATER AND SOIL
OVER EXPLOITATION OF
FISHING GROUNDS
MISUSE OF
PROTECTED AREAS
ILLEGAL TRADE in
OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES
WILDLIFE TRADE
WILDLIFE CRIME
WILDLIFE CRIME
is
SERIOUS
TRANSNATIONAL
ORGANISED
CRIME
WILDLIFE CRIME ..
CAUSES SUFFERING
WILDLIFE CRIME ..
CAUSES SUFFERING
UNDERMINES THE RULE OF LAW
WILDLIFE CRIME ..
CAUSES SUFFERING
UNDERMINES THE RULE OF LAW
FUELS CONFLICT
WILDLIFE CRIME ..
CAUSES SUFFERING
UNDERMINES THE RULE OF LAW
FUELS CONFLICT
AFFECTS REGIONAL SECURITY
WILDLIFE CRIME ..
CAUSES SUFFERING
UNDERMINES THE RULE OF LAW
FUELS CONFLICT
AFFECTS REGIONAL SECURITY
EMPOWERS CRIMINALS
WILDLIFE CRIME ..
HIGH PROFIT
LOW RISK
INTERPOL FIGHTS ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME BY:
Linking:
Gathering:
Sharing:
Analyzing:
Supporting:
Initiating:
Educating:
188 countries in a secure network
intelligence in global databases
nominal data and best practices
criminal intelligence worldwide
investigative requests
international joint operations
through manuals, trainings, projects
JOINT
OPERATIONS
Examples
OPERATION TRAM
February 2010 – 1 month operation
Targeting illegal trade, sale and possession of traditional medicines
containing wildlife products
18 Participating countries - Australia, Canada, Czech Republic,
Ecuador, France, Georgia, India, Italy, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway,
Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom and
Zimbabwe.
Over 10 million Euro of product seized
40 individuals charged in South Africa
30,000 individual products seized in Italy
OPERATION RAMP
Reptiles and Amphibians
Sept- October 2010
Globally co-ordinated effort against illegal wildlife trade using
INTERPOL services
The first globally coordinated operation against reptile and
amphibian crime
Largest international wildlife enforcement operation.
51 countries
20M Euro products seized
Intelligence-led
Enforcement
o Increase understanding
o Prevent crime – Reduce crime
o Combat serious, organised
crime and criminals
o Effective use of resources
SOLUTIONS
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Support the formation of multi-agency units
Encourage the exchange of information
Pro-active not Re-active
Wildlife crime – Global Priority
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