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Webstories

15 December 2022
The AIRCOP/GPCAE Training Programme: a rapid and effective response to combat trafficking in gold and precious metals

12 December 2022
Central Africa Rapid Reference Guides: collaboratively created tools to combat wildlife and forest crime

6 December 2022
UNODC builds bridges between Asia, Africa and Latin American enforcement authorities

30 September 2022
Regional preparatory meeting of ECCAS Member States for 2022 COPs (climate, biodiversity, CITES)

Our Work

Supporting ECCAS

The Environment Team implements an EU-funded project on strengthening national and regional capacities of ECCAS member states to combat wildlife crime and illicit trafficking in natural resources. Support is provided to: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Republic of the Congo.

Tisserands de la Paix/Peace Weavers

UNESCO and UNODC partner under the Peace Building Fund to deliver the 'Tisserands de la Paix/Young Weavers of Peace' project establishing a network of 1,800 young peace weavers, who will be key players in peacebuilding and conflict prevention to counter insecurity, growing crime and illicit trafficking in the cross-border regions of Gabon, Cameroon and Chad.

Preventing and combating corruption

The Environment Team and the UNODC Corruption and Economic Crime Branch are working with wildlife, forest and fisheries authorities to identify and mitigate corruption risks. Countries assisted to date include the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana and Nigeria.

Strengthening Nigeria's response to wildlife crime

The Government of Nigeria has made considerable progress to address wildlife and forest crime in 2021 supported by UNODC through the Country Office and the Environment Team. This close partnership will continue in 2022 to support the implementation of the new national strategy.

Resources

UNODC Explains video

Instructor Development Programme

Wildlife Crime Scene Guides

Gallery

This gallery provides an overview of the range of activities implemented by our team to build the capacity of Member States from crime scene to court to combat crimes that affect the environment.