Document Type: Report
Estimating the economic losses to tourism in Africa from illegal killing of elephants
Recent published report that suggests that attempts to quantify economic damages to African economies from the elephant poaching crisis.
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.
In Cold Blood: Combating Organized Wildlife Crime
This gray-lit report on the scale and scope of global wildlife trafficking issues includes a summary of major relevant international resolutions and agreements.
The Disappearing Act: The Illicit Trade in Wildlife in Asia
A Foreign Policy working paper by the Brookings Institution that reviews the current status of illegal wildlife trade in Asia and provides a broad set of guidelines for designing policy responses.
Poaching Is More Than an Enforcement Problem
A policy paper that explores strategies to reduce poaching other than enforcement, including demand reduction, farmed wildlife, social marketing, and incentivizing and empowering local communities.
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.
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.
The South Africa - Viet Nam Rhino Horn Trade Nexus: A Deadly Combination of Institutional Lapses, Corrupt Wildlife Industry Professionals and Asian Crime Syndicates
This is a 2012 TRAFFIC report summarizing the dynamics and drivers of the illegal trade in rhino horn from South Africa to Vietnam and aims to contribute understanding toward the “salient factors both in source country and end-use markets that underlie the current rhino crisis.
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.
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.
Rewards and Risks Associated with Community Engagement in Anti-Poaching and Anti-Trafficking
This Biodiversity Research Paper explores the roles communities do and should play in countering wildlife crime, motivations, and benefits for individuals and communities to engage in anti-poaching and anti-trafficking efforts, and risks and mitigation of risks associated with involvement.
Measuring Impact - Making Use of the Portfolio: Organizational Learning at USAID
This technical analysis explores previous and ongoing social learning efforts, best practices, challenges, and lessons in USAID as a foundation for improving the implementation and design of the Agency’s forestry and biodiversity programs.
