What can we learn when a landmark ivory trafficking case fails? Chris Morris, who closely followed the eight-year trial, highlights that the failure also exposed deeper systemic issues in the criminal justice process.

Takeaways on Strengthening Social Accountability in Climate Finance

Takeaways on Diagnostic Tools for Countering Land Corruption: Risk Mapping and Political Economy Analysis

Open Data working group meeting discussed the success stories in raising transparency in the natural resource sector and how collaborative approaches drive progress in governance, accountability, and development outcomes across the globe.

Takeaways on 7th Plenary Session: Tackling Crime Convergence - the Amazon Challenge

The Follow-the-Money working group discussed Dissecting the Environmental-Financial Crime Nexus: A Spotlight on the Illegal Wildlife Trade report and highlight the international scope of an illegal wildlife trade investigation and the critical role of financial intelligence in uncovering illicit activities.

Land Corruption Working Group meeting discussed the intersection of conservation and anti-corruption efforts to address the complex challenges of land corruption while leveraging collective expertise to drive systemic change.

On the last Open Data working group session we discussed the role of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in tackling environmental crimes and corruption with two interesting speakers presenting case studies from Africa and Latin America.

This is a guest blog that shares insights on the 16th United Nations Conference on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 16) at the end of 2024 and the role of corruption in biodiversity loss and wildlife trafficking.

This meeting introduced the use of trade discrepancies data to tackle illegal timber flows. TRAFFIC presented a new tool, TimberStats, to contribute to the analysis. Recordings of the presentations from Camilo Pardo-Herrera, Senior Analyst, Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC), and Fred Ellis, Wildlife Trade Analyst and Financial Specialist are shared here.