Open data working group- How can trade data trace illegal flows of timber? New detection tool presentation

In this session of the Open data working group, we are honored to feature Camilo Pardo-Herrera, Senior Analyst at Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Centre (TraCCC), and Fred Ellis, Wildlife Trade Analyst at TRAFFIC.

About our speakers:

Camilo Pardo-Herrera has extensively researched the political economy of crime and violence linked to corruption in natural resource management, focusing on Latin America. His work also addresses how corruption influences democratization processes across the region. At this session, Camilo will present his research using commerce data to uncover illegal timber trade out of Peru.

Fred Ellis specializes in monitoring the timber trade between the Congo Basin and Southeast Asia, delivering training on financial crime and illegal timber trade for diverse stakeholders across regions. Recently, Fred has been instrumental in making TimberStats, a timber trade monitoring and discrepancy tool, accessible to law enforcement, governments, financial institutions, academia, and the public.

Session details:

The meeting will be held in English on Zoom. It is open to current members of the Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum and its Open Data Working Group, as well as those potentially interested in joining.

• Date and time: 25 November, 16:00 CEST, 10:00 ET, 22:00 SGT

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