Understanding the Micro & Macro- environment of Wildlife Criminal Dynamics of Ivory and Rhino horn in Africa: Prosecution driven Investigations and RhoDIS.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Update by: Social Affairs Department African Union Commission (AUC) Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 1 AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION: DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS African.

Advertisements

Julie Ayling Transnational Environmental Crime Project Regulatory Institutions Network.

The Second Consultative Meeting on Strengthening Partnerships with National Rapporteurs on Trafficking in Persons and Equivalent Mechanisms Wednesday 21,

Wildlife trade and trafficking Mike Shanahan / IIED.

1 CHALLENGES OF ILLEGAL TRADE IN WILDLIFE IN EASTERN AFRICA REGION DR. HELIDA OYIEKE Collins Handa Bernard Agwanda NATIONAL MUSEUMS OF KENYA APRIL 2006.

SA Rhino Poaching Incidents

CIB IN NEPAL  Established on 17 July  With motto Credibility, Impartiality and Bravery.  Objectives- - specialized investigation entity at central.

IUCN Symposium: Beyond Enforcement, February 2015, South Africa BEYOND ENFORCEMENT: Communities, governance, incentives and sustainable use in combating.

Illegal wildlife trade in Thailand Presented by Kidngarm K.LI Judge of the Office of the Judiciary Court of Thailand.

To provide technical assistance to States to implement the Organized Crime Convention in order that they may effectively prevent and combat different forms.

Forensic science in illegal trade on wildlife Dr Richard K Bagine Kenya Wildlife Service.

RHINO POACHING – GOVERNMENT INTERVENTIONS Portfolio Committee of Water and Environmental Affairs Public Hearings Presented by Fundisile Mketeni: DDG Biodiversity.

 Poaching is the killing of wild animals or fish illegally on public land or when trespassing on private land.  Poaching usually occurs because the.

Environmental Threats Ecosystems in Crisis…Tourism in Crisis.

Small Arms Survey Eric Berman Managing Director, Small Arms Survey 24 SEPTEMBER 2012 Militarization of poaching and anti-poaching in Africa Beyond Enforcement:

UNODC support in the field of migrant smuggling and human trafficking legislation Bali Process on People Smuggling, Trafficking in Persons and related.

Environmental Threats Ecosystems in Crisis…Tourism in Crisis.

Regional Conference Intellectual Property Crime Bahrain April 2008.

A. PRESENTATION TO THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS 26 TH JANUARY 2012 A WWF PRESENTATION BY DR. JOSEPH OKORI (African Rhino.

African Illegal Black Market Trading  [blak-mahr-kit] n. the illicit buying and selling of goods in violation of legal price controls, rationing, etc.

Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea Causes of Piracy &Counter-Strategies Prof. Dr. Robin Geiß, LL.M. (NYU) Addis Ababa 9 May 2012.

Australia’s Implementation of the People Trafficking Protocol Presentation by Sandra Bennett International Crime Branch Australian Government Attorney-General’s.

Transnational Organized Crime and the Illegal Wildlife Trade Jorge Eduardo Rios Coordinator, UNODC Anti-Wildlife and Forest Crime Programme ADB Symposium.

SADC Rhino Management Group Dr Mike Knight: Chair Dr Richard Emslie: Specialist member (& IUCN SSC AfRSG Scientific Officer)

RhODIS - The Rhino DNA Index System and other forensic tools Richard Emslie IUCN SSC African Rhino Specialist Group and SADC Rhino & Elephant Security.

National Policy and Legal Frameworks to Curb Illegal Wildlife Trade Jorge Eduardo Rios Coordinator, UNODC Anti-Wildlife and Forest Crime Programme ADB.

THE FINAL PUSH PRIORITY PUSHES FOR THE LAST YEAR OF THE FY09-12 PROGRAMME.

The acquis Council Framework Decision of 19 July 2002 on combating trafficking in human beings (2002/629/JHA). Council Directive 2004/81/EC of 24 April.

C4ADS Environmental Crimes Fusion Cell. The Global Trade in Illicit Elephant Ivory: Use Values and Financial Flows Bush Currency SpeculationConsumer Retail.

Understanding How Wildlife Trafficking, Narcotics Smuggling, Gun Running and Human Trafficking Converge in Africa.

Wildlife crime – a serious crime More than just about wildlife Dr Carlos Drews Director, Global Species Programme WWF International © WWF-Canon / James.

Second Meeting of the South Asia Experts Group on Illegal Wildlife Trade January, 2011 Paro, Bhutan.

Regulatory Agencies. Students Will: Be able to identify and describe regulatory agencies in order to analyze the effects they have on the safety of the.

International Cooperation and Legal Assistance Working Group on Technical Assistance Vienna – 1-2 October 2009.

TRAFFIC Southeast Asia Regional Director

Mobilizing Anti-Money Laundering regimes to Combat Wildlife Crime Marilyne Pereira Goncalves, World Bank.

Samantha Gunasekara Deputy Director of Customs Biodiversity, Cultural and National Heritage Protection Division Sri Lanka Customs

Strengthening national capacities to prevent and combat cybercrime: UNODC Global Programme on Cybercrime Tania Banuelos Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.

15 October, 2012 Belgrade Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Section (HTMSS) Trafficking in Persons.

Sub-regional wildlife enforcement cooperation 1 Global Snow Leopard Conservation Forum Bishkek, October 2013 Pia Jonsson CITES Secretariat.

Closing Elephant-Sized Loopholes in the Illegal Wildlife Trade: CITES CoP17 and the Path Forward Woodrow Wilson Center Washington, DC May 25, 2016 Dr.

Angela Me Chief Research and Trend Analysis Branch

Eradicating the Market for Illegal Wildlife Products:

2ND GLOBAL MEETING OF THE WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT NETWORKS

Poaching and Endangered Animals

ASEAN-WEN : Recent Development, Key Activities, Challenges and Opportunities Presented for Second Global Meeting of the Wildlife Enfrocement Networks 28.

Maritime Security as an Integral Part of an

The work of UNODC on violence against women

Communities, sustainable livelihoods, and Illegal Wildlife Trade:

Successes, challenges and pitfalls of anti-rhino poaching strategies

HANOI CONFERENCE ON ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE

Sub-regional wildlife enforcement cooperation

Illegal Wildlife Trade

Perspectives on the nature of the threat in Asia

Wildlife trafficking in Viet Nam:

CWAG Africa Alliance Partnership

WCS’s work to combat the illegal wildlife trade

Stop the Killing, Stop the Trafficking, Stop the Demand… Wildlife Trade in Asia – building an effective framework for WCS engagement For discussion Asia.

Eradicating the market for illegal wildlife products

A southern African WEN ?.

ILLEG A L GAMBLING DEPENDENCIES of in SOUTH AFRICA

What are the prospects for ‘follow-the-money’ methodologies in the fight against the illegal wildlife trade? Presentation by Dr Annette Hübschle, University.

Dr Jo Shaw, Manager: Rhino Programme, WWF SA

The Second Consultative Meeting on Strengthening Partnerships with National Rapporteurs on Trafficking in Persons and Equivalent Mechanisms Wednesday.

Good Financial Governance in Africa Illegal poaching and wildlife trade - big business with devastating consequences what can SAIs do?

Update on rhino poaching: December 2015

Fostering Cooperation between National Rapporteurs and Equivalent Mechanisms and Cooperation with International and Regional Organizations Consultative.

Authors: Zerina Bosovic

The ivory trade.

Presentation transcript:

Understanding the Micro & Macro- environment of Wildlife Criminal Dynamics of Ivory and Rhino horn in Africa: Prosecution driven Investigations and RhoDIS Dr. Joseph Okori: WWF African Rhino Programme Leader Symposium on Combating Wildlife Crime: Securing Enforcement, Ensuring Justice and Upholding the Rule of Law Queen Sirikit National Convention Center Bangkok, Thailand 10 ‐ 12 March 2013

Trafficking of rhino horn from Africa to East Asian Markets Supply, demand and dynamic transit points and ports Macroscopic dimensions of rhino horn trade and trafficking Micro- Trafficking environment RhoDIS as a tool Prosecution driven Investigations

Syndicated wildlife criminals in Africa Global Market Demand for Ivory & Rhino Horn Primary Poachers (Dedicated) Secondary Poachers (Extra Income) Linked to other Crimes Established & Domesticated Transient Primary Consumers International Routes Local Markets The Micro-trafficking Environment: The Grass Root Engagement Illegal Market Legal Horn Trophies & 1-off’s

Final Consumers ? King-Pins = 0 Traffickers (Local & Transnational) >25 Poachers 2012 = 267 Prosecution Driven Investigations Prosecutions Investigations Poaching and Trade Chain Crime Scenes History, relations, Revenue, Customs Drivers Diverse end markets Sentencing

Rhino Poaching Arrest Statistics A SA-DEAT Press release

Purpose: Using Investigative strategies and tools to understand criminal networks, expose them and ensure successful prosecutions Prosecution driven investigations allows for untangling poaching and trafficking chains with the aim of bring criminals to face justice. Expert witnesses & Aggravation of Sentencing

A WWF Contribution to:

Thank you