Capacity for Enforcement 2.5

USAID Wildlife Asia as a case study in adaptive rigour: Monitoring, evaluation and learning for adaptive management

Dec 11, 2020 · File

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.

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Combating Wildlife Trafficking Learning Exchange: Meeting Report

Dec 11, 2020 · File

In November 2019, USAID hosted a regional CWT learning exchange in Bangkok, Thailand.

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How Does Developing Enforcement Capacity Reduce Wildlife Crime?

Jun 08, 2018 · File

"How Does Developing Enforcement Capacity Reduce Wildlife Crime?" summarizes findings from the literature around four key assumptions about capacity building for enforcement and prosecution.

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Such Misconducts Don’t Make a Good Ranger Examining Law Enforcement Ranger Wrongdoing in Uganda

Nov 22, 2016 · File

This case study offers an in-depth examination of rangers’ experiences with and perceptions of wrongdoing in a specific Ugandan protected area.

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Wildlife Crime: A Guide to the Use of Forensic & Specialist Techniques in the Investigation of Wildlife Crime

Nov 22, 2016 · File

This handbook is aimed at enforcement officers involved in wildlife crime investigation.

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Competence Standards for Protected Area Jobs in South East Asia

Nov 22, 2016 · File

This guide by the ASEAN Regional Centre for Biodiversity Conservation provides suggested competence standards for protected area jobs, including enforcement agents.

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Dismantling Wildlife Crime

Nov 22, 2016 · File

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.

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Strengthening the Weakest Links: Strategies for Improving the Enforcement of Environmental Laws Globally

Nov 22, 2016 · File

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.

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Strategies for Enforcing Wildlife Trade Regulations in Ulaanbaatar

Nov 22, 2016 · File

This case study reviews and recommends strategies to regulate wildlife trade through Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

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Criminal Justice Response to Wildlife and Forest Crime in Cambodia: A Rapid Assessment

Nov 22, 2016 · File

A 2015 rapid assessment by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime on the status of Cambodian criminal justice response to wildlife crime.

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Managing Wildlife Crime in And Around Protected Areas: A Training Guideline for Field Rangers

Nov 22, 2016 · File

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.

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Policing the Wilderness: A Descriptive Study of Wildlife Conservation Officers in South Africa

Nov 22, 2016 · File

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.

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Proceedings of the International Expert Workshop on the Enforcement of Wildlife Trade Controls in the EU, 5-6 November 2001, Frankfurt, Germany

Nov 22, 2016 · File

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.

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Occupational Stress Among Law Enforcement Rangers: Insights from Uganda

Nov 22, 2016 · File

A 2015 exploratory study of Ugandan law enforcement rangers’ perceptions of occupational stress in a protected area.

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Sustainable Conservation Approaches in Priority Ecosystems (SCAPES) Ustyurt Landscape Conservation Initiative (ULCI)

Nov 22, 2016 · File

Final report for the Ustyurt Landscape Conservation Initiative (UCLI), a USAID-funded activity under the SCAPES program, implemented from 2009 to 2014.

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Successful Reduction in Rhino Poaching in Nepal

Nov 22, 2016 · File

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.

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Mid-Term Performance Evaluation of Asia’s Regional Response to Endangered Species Trafficking (ARREST) Program

Nov 22, 2016 · File

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.

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Changes for Justice Project: Final Report

Nov 18, 2016 · File

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.

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Competences for Personnel of Protected Areas and Other Conservation Sites: A Global Register and User Guide

Nov 18, 2016 · File

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.

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Anti-Poaching and Wildlife Law Enforcement in Africa: What Works, Where, and Why?

Nov 18, 2016 · File

This report is a systematic review of effective wildlife law enforcement practices across Africa in light of the current poaching crisis.

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