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FOLLOWING THE MONEY APPROACH: UNODC national workshop in Kenya and regional workshop for the Caribbean Region in Panama on "Recovering the proceeds from wildlife and forest crime" Two workshops addressing “Recovery of Proceeds of Crime from Wildlife and Forestry Offences” were organised by UNODC from 24-28 November 2014, in Naivasha, Kenya, and 1- 4 December 2014 in Panama City, Panama. The workshop in Naivasha, Kenya was a practical case-study based workshop, hosted by the Government of Kenya in cooperation with

LYON, France - An INTERPOL report has underlined the need for greater coordinated enforcement efforts worldwide to combat the illegal trade in bears to ensure that offenders are identified and prosecuted and that the illegal trade does not have a lasting impact on bear species. The “Assessment on Illegal Bear Trade” report by INTERPOL’s Environmental Security unit highlights in particular how poaching and the illegal trade of bears, their parts and derivatives continue on a large scale worldwide. With the

LYON, France – A five-month long INTERPOL-coordinated operation targeting wildlife trafficking in tigers and other big cats across Asia has resulted in the seizure of hundreds of animals and more than 160 arrests. Involving 13 countries, Operation PAWS (Protection of Asian Wildlife Species) also focused on lesser known species also in high demand by the black market, such as bears and pangolins. Wildlife traders using the internet and social media in certain countries were also investigated. Among the live animals

Expert group on timber analysis meets in Vienna Last week, UNODC with its partners of the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) united efforts to tackle timber crimes by bringing together 30 experts from various disciplines to discuss issues related to timber trafficking and how the use of scientific methods can support law enforcement operations and judicial responses to this crime. Experts from around the world gathered in Vienna from 10 – 12 December to look at the timber

Únicamente para uso de los medios de comunicación; no se trata de un documento oficial. COMUNICADO DE PRENSA Un gran paso adelante para combatir los delitos contra la vida silvestre La CITES apoya una Operación de INTERPOL para localizar a delincuentes autores de delitos contra el medio ambiente, incluidos cabecillas de bandas de delincuencia contra la vida silvestre buscados Ginebra, 17 de noviembre de 2014 - Se anunció hoy la primera operación mundial dirigida a individuos buscados por delitos graves

En la 83 a sesión de la reunión de la Asamblea General de ICPO-INTERPOL en Mónaco del 3 al 7 de noviembre de 2014, se eligió al señor Jürgen Stock como nuevo Secretario General de INTERPOL. El Vicepresidente de 55 años de edad de la Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) alemana tomó el relevo del señor Ronald K. Noble de los Estados Unidos de América, quien dimitió tras 14 años como Secretario General de INTERPOL. La Secretaría de la CITES se suma a

La caza furtiva de elefantes sigue siendo crítica en África y continúa superando el índice de crecimiento natural de la población de elefantes. La creciente delincuencia organizada transnacional amenaza la seguridad nacional, el estado de derecho y el desarrollo económico y social. El Consorcio Internacional para Combatir los Delitos contra la Vida Silvestre (ICCWC) lanzó hoy “ Directrices sobre métodos y procedimientos para la toma de muestras y el análisis de laboratorio del marfil” para apoyar el despliegue de tecnologías

El Grupo de Expertos Principales del Consorcio Internacional para Combatir los Delitos contra la Vida Silvestre (ICCWC) se reunió en Ginebra la semana pasada para debatir acerca de los progresos en sus actividades de colaboración para combatir los delitos contra la vida silvestre. La reunión, inaugurada por el Sr. John E. Scanlon, Secretario General de la CITES, ofreció a los representes de los cinco socios del ICCWC (la Secretaría CITES, INTERPOL, la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas contra la Droga

The International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) today further strengthened its efforts by launching the ICCWC Strategic Mission 2014-2016 . The document sets out the consortium’s diverse agenda to combat wildlife and forest crime, providing the first strategic framework for the consortium’s activities and future directions since its establishment in late 2010. The ICCWC Strategic Mission 2014-16 outlines five focus areas to be simultaneously pursued by the consortium – strengthening cooperation and coordination, analysing current responses to wildlife and

PRESS RELEASE The World Customs Organization (WCO) released its second edition of the Illicit Trade Report . The 2013 Report contains five sections, covering drugs; environment; IPR, health and safety; revenue and security. The Report builds on its first edition, the 2012 Report, and provides a comparative analysis of trends and patters in these five key risk areas of enforcement, based on Customs seizures reported through the WCO Customs Enforcement Network (CEN) database by its Members. The objective of the