Capacity for Enforcement 2.5
USAID Wildlife Asia as a case study in adaptive rigour: Monitoring, evaluation and learning for adaptive management
In 2018, the USAID Office of Forestry and Biodiversity and Measuring Impact II began a collaboration with the USAID Bureau for Policy, Planning, and Learning and the UK Department for International Development.
Combating Wildlife Trafficking Learning Exchange: Meeting Report
In November 2019, USAID hosted a regional CWT learning exchange in Bangkok, Thailand.
How Does Developing Enforcement Capacity Reduce Wildlife Crime?
"How Does Developing Enforcement Capacity Reduce Wildlife Crime?" summarizes findings from the literature around four key assumptions about capacity building for enforcement and prosecution.
Such Misconducts Don’t Make a Good Ranger Examining Law Enforcement Ranger Wrongdoing in Uganda
This case study offers an in-depth examination of rangers’ experiences with and perceptions of wrongdoing in a specific Ugandan protected area.
Wildlife Crime: A Guide to the Use of Forensic & Specialist Techniques in the Investigation of Wildlife Crime
This handbook is aimed at enforcement officers involved in wildlife crime investigation.
Competence Standards for Protected Area Jobs in South East Asia
This guide by the ASEAN Regional Centre for Biodiversity Conservation provides suggested competence standards for protected area jobs, including enforcement agents.
Dismantling Wildlife Crime
This summary report, developed in preparation for the 2012 Fuller Science for Nature Symposium on Conservation Crime, provides a high-level overview of persistent challenges and suggested priorities for improving the effectiveness of enforcement efforts.
Strengthening the Weakest Links: Strategies for Improving the Enforcement of Environmental Laws Globally
This report presents a theoretical framework for enforcement as well as a deep analysis of four country case studies on their performance with enforcement of environmental laws.
Strategies for Enforcing Wildlife Trade Regulations in Ulaanbaatar
This case study reviews and recommends strategies to regulate wildlife trade through Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Criminal Justice Response to Wildlife and Forest Crime in Cambodia: A Rapid Assessment
A 2015 rapid assessment by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime on the status of Cambodian criminal justice response to wildlife crime.
Managing Wildlife Crime in And Around Protected Areas: A Training Guideline for Field Rangers
A training guideline produced by IUCN that provides a benchmark of best practices for field ranger trainers, which “covers the basics of operations and the tactics required for them to successfully carry out anti-poaching and operations in the field.
Policing the Wilderness: A Descriptive Study of Wildlife Conservation Officers in South Africa
A qualitative case study of the careers of field rangers in South Africa using data gathered from interviews and observation in six public and private game reserves, two training schools, and a university program.
Proceedings of the International Expert Workshop on the Enforcement of Wildlife Trade Controls in the EU, 5-6 November 2001, Frankfurt, Germany
Conference proceedings from “International Expert Workshop on the Enforcement of Wildlife Trade Controls in the EU” held by TRAFFIC Europe and the IUCN Environmental Law Center.
Occupational Stress Among Law Enforcement Rangers: Insights from Uganda
A 2015 exploratory study of Ugandan law enforcement rangers’ perceptions of occupational stress in a protected area.
Sustainable Conservation Approaches in Priority Ecosystems (SCAPES) Ustyurt Landscape Conservation Initiative (ULCI)
Final report for the Ustyurt Landscape Conservation Initiative (UCLI), a USAID-funded activity under the SCAPES program, implemented from 2009 to 2014.
Successful Reduction in Rhino Poaching in Nepal
This journal article is a case study of Nepal’s successful efforts to reduce rhino poaching, and contains a review of the actions taken by the Nepalese government and partners, statistics of rhino poaching and populations, and the factors which may have contributed to a sharp decline in poaching.
Mid-Term Performance Evaluation of Asia’s Regional Response to Endangered Species Trafficking (ARREST) Program
This report is a mid-term performance evaluation of Asia’s Regional Response to Endangered Species Trafficking (ARREST), authored by MSI, and used “a mixed-methods evaluation design that combined qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection: document review, key informant interviews, and a survey.
Changes for Justice Project: Final Report
This is the final report for the Changes for Justice Project (C4J), a 5-year USAID contract implemented by Chemonics in Indonesia from 2010 to 2015 that had significant success building the capacity of the justice system to address environmental crime.
Competences for Personnel of Protected Areas and Other Conservation Sites: A Global Register and User Guide
The goal of the Global Register is to define and classify all the competencies potentially required for effective, efficient, and equitable management by people working in protected areas.
Anti-Poaching and Wildlife Law Enforcement in Africa: What Works, Where, and Why?
This report is a systematic review of effective wildlife law enforcement practices across Africa in light of the current poaching crisis.
