4 November 2024
UNODC and partners launch First Wildlife Week - winning against crime
2 August 2024
A jungle network working to combat crimes that affect the environment in Peru’s Amazon
17 November 2023
Peru takes leadership of SudWEN to continue tackling wildlife crime in South America
11 November 2023
Global law enforcement collaboration continues at the 7th annual WIRE meeting to tackle wildlife crime
As part of the ECOS project, UNODC is working to improve regional cooperation and the capacity of enforcement and justice system actors to detect, interdict, investigate and prosecute conservation crimes in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname. Funded by USAID.
UNODC also works in the region through the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC) conducting analyses using the ICCWC Toolkit and Indicator Framework and implementing resulting recommendations in Brazil, Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay and Peru.
Timber Identification Guide - Wood anatomy
Timber Identification Guide - Xylotron
Timber Identification Guide - other ID tools
Rapid Reference Guide app
The RRG Forestal application presents the information contained in the Rapid Reference Guide for the Investigation of Forest Crime in a simple manner. The app was designed to support the work of law enforcement authorities in the field.
ID Maderas Mobile app
Designed to support the work of law enforcement authorities in the field, this mobile application provides technical information to facilitate the identification of 20 of the most commercialized wood species in Peru.
UNODC has a large team across Latin America and the Caribbean. For further information on our work, you may contact our Regional Coordinator Mr. Leopoldo Fernandez Herce at unodc-cae[@]un.org
