United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Southeast Asia and Pacific

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Countering Illegal Logging and the linkage between Forest Crime and Corruption in Indonesia

1. Project Code and Sector

2. Project Background and Justification

The project seeks to counter illegal logging and the illicit trade in forest products in Indonesia by strengthening the country's law enforcement and anti corruption capacities. More specifically the project seeks to strengthen the Special Responsive Police Forest Task Force (SPORC), improve the capacity of prosecutors and judges, and support civil society's response to illegal logging and corruption.

The project also seeks to counter the enabling environment that corruption provides to illegal logging in Indonesia by strengthening the capacity of Indonesia's anti-corruption agencies and law officials to investigate, prosecute and adjudicate corruption cases linked to forest crimes. Use of the anti money laundering regime to target the kingpins behind forest crimes will be a key output.

3. Overall Objective, Outcomes, Outputs and Activities

Objective:

The core elements of this project focus on building the capacities of law enforcement agencies and judicial officers through the provision of specialised training, the establishment of performance standards and the development of coordination networks. Civil society is also engaged to lend valuable local support to law enforcement efforts.

The project seeks to address these gaps by strengthening the capacity of key agencies in Indonesia's criminal justice system to investigate and prosecute corruption cases related to forest crimes.

Outcome 1 - Capacity of SPORC and other law enforcement agencies and official enhanced

Output 1.1: Training modules and materials developed, including Computer Based Training

Output 1.2: Training delivered and evaluated

Output 1.3: Technical equipment provided to SPORC

Outcome 2 - Capacity of judges and prosecutors to handle forest crime cases (including those related to corruption) is enhanced

Output 2.1: Specialised training modules and materials developed

Output 2.2: Training delivered and evaluated

Output 2.3: Reasons for poor forest crime conviction rates determined through dialogue with judges

Outcome 3 - Local communities effectively involved in forest protection

Output 3.1: Establishment of a network of 'barefoot investigators' at the community level

Output 3.2: Creation of communication channels with formal justice system

Outcome 4 - Capacity of Anti-Corruption bodies strengthened

Output 4.1: Specialized training modules and materials developed for investigators and analysts in MOF, KPK, AGO, PPATK and INP.

Output 4.2: Training delivered and evaluated

Output 4.3: Improved communication and coordination mechanisms for case handling established between relevant agencies