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INTERPOL Environmental Crime Programme Justin Gosling

INTERPOL Environmental Crime Programme Justin Gosling. INTERPOL. INTERPOL is the world’s largest international law-enforcement organization 188 member countries Only IGO to manage Nominal information. INTERPOL National Central Bureaus - NCBs. General Secretariat. NCBs. Specialised Law

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INTERPOL Environmental Crime Programme Justin Gosling

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  1. INTERPOL Environmental Crime Programme Justin Gosling

  2. INTERPOL • INTERPOL is the world’s largest international law-enforcement organization • 188 member countries • Only IGO to manage Nominal information

  3. INTERPOL National Central Bureaus - NCBs General Secretariat NCBs Specialised Law enforcement agencies Airports Ports Police stations Borders

  4. I-24/7 communications system 188 member countries are connected

  5. Environmental Crime Programme

  6. MISSION Assist members countries in the effective enforcement of national and international environmental laws & treaties.

  7. ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME INCLUDES: ILLEGAL TRADE INENDANGERED SPECIES OVER EXPLOITATION OFFISHING GROUNDS ILLEGALLOGGING MISUSE OF PROTECTED AREAS POLLUTION OFAIR, WATER AND SOIL ILLEGAL TRADE in OZONE-DEPLETING SUBSTANCES

  8. WILDLIFE TRADE

  9. WILDLIFE CRIME

  10. WILDLIFE CRIME is SERIOUS TRANSNATIONAL ORGANISED CRIME

  11. WILDLIFE CRIME .. CAUSES SUFFERING

  12. WILDLIFE CRIME .. CAUSES SUFFERING UNDERMINES THE RULE OF LAW

  13. WILDLIFE CRIME .. CAUSES SUFFERING UNDERMINES THE RULE OF LAW FUELS CONFLICT

  14. WILDLIFE CRIME .. CAUSES SUFFERING UNDERMINES THE RULE OF LAW FUELS CONFLICT AFFECTS REGIONAL SECURITY

  15. WILDLIFE CRIME .. CAUSES SUFFERING UNDERMINES THE RULE OF LAW FUELS CONFLICT AFFECTS REGIONAL SECURITY EMPOWERS CRIMINALS

  16. WILDLIFE CRIME .. HIGH PROFIT LOW RISK

  17. INTERPOL FIGHTS ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME BY: Linking: 188 countries in a secure network Gathering: intelligence in global databases Sharing: nominal data and best practices Analyzing: criminal intelligence worldwide Supporting: investigative requests Initiating: international joint operations Educating: through manuals, trainings, projects

  18. JOINT OPERATIONS Examples

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. Intelligence-led Enforcement • Increase understanding • Prevent crime – Reduce crime • Combat serious, organised crime and criminals • Effective use of resources

  22. SOLUTIONS • Support the formation of multi-agency units • Encourage the exchange of information • Pro-active not Re-active • Wildlife crime – Global Priority

  23. Subscribe to our newsletter through environmentalcrime@interpol.int

  24. j.gosling@interpol.int

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