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.
Key Points in Document:
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, both of which are listed below:
- Persistent Challenges:
- Lack of political will
- Lack of resources
- Lack of capacity
- Lack of interagency cooperation
- Lack of transparency
- Lack of performance monitoring
- Priority enforcement strategies:
- Stronger front-line deterrence
- Proactive law enforcement action: intelligence-led detection and investigation
- Closing the loopholes and leakages: meaningful multi-agency collaboration
- Punishing the perpetrators: successful prosecutions and appropriate penalties
Citation: Akella AS, Allan C. Dismantling Wildlife Crime, Washington, DC: World Wildlife Fund. (2012).
