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26 July 2024

National field assessment on combating deforestation and forest crime in Uganda

11 June 2024

CITES MIKE and UNODC team up to advance wildlife crime scene management in Ghana

15 May 2024

Partnership with CITES MIKE to improve wildlife crime responses in West and Central Africa

7 May 2024

Operation SAMA results in over 100 seizures of endangered species products across 19 countries in Africa

12 April 2024

UNODC conducts timber forensics needs assessment in Uganda

Our Work

Building sustainable national capacity

National capacities are built through the training and sensitization of criminal justice officials, including first responders, investigators, prosecutors, and judicial officials. The Environment Team’s approach to ensuring national authorities maintain the capacity to train their staff has been realized through Training of Trainers initiatives. These initiatives build local expertise for wider dissemination of jointly developed training curricula and tools, fostering coordination and cooperation between stakeholders.

Legal and Practitioner Support

National authorities are supported through the development of resource tools. Wildlife Crime Scene Guides support the training of first responders. Rapid Reference Guides for investigators and prosecutors outline key points to prove in court. Guidance on Mutual Legal Assistance has been developed with governments to ensure requests for assistance are aligned with national regulations. Bench Books are valuable tools developed to strengthen awareness and knowledge of the judiciary on environmental matters.

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 Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania and Uganda.

National assessments

National assessments are undertaken using the ICCWC Toolkit and Indicator Framework to analyze responses to wildlife and forest crime. Policy and legislative reviews are also carried out in addition to curriculum reviews, which ensure adequate and effective training for wildlife authorities.

Forest crime - Uganda

Uganda faces alarming deforestation rates due to illegal logging, unsustainable agricultural practices, urbanization and other factors. The Environment Team is supporting national stakeholders to conserve Uganda's biodiversity and contribute to the global fight against climate change. The aim of this new EU-funded project is to strengthen legal, institutional and enforcement capacities to ensure the preservation and sustainable management of Uganda's forests for future generations.

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Strengthening prosecutions - Africa

Wildlife crime in Africa

Strengthening prosecutions - Uganda

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Instructor Development Programme

Gallery

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

CSI kits

Wildlife crime scene kits provided to KWS

Scenes of Crime

Training of trainers for first responders

Evidence storage

Armory provided for secure evidence storage

Financial investigation

Training for forestry authority, Uganda

Intelligence Unit

Supporting Ngorongoro Intelligence Unit

Portable lab

Portable lab service for the region

Prosecution capacity

Building capacity at wildlife court

RRG launch

Launch of Rapid Reference Guide in Uganda

Evaluating progress

Indicator Framework workshop in Djibuti

CSI training

Wildlife crime scene awareness training for African Parks rangers

Lab support

UNODC and TRACE support the wildlife lab at ANPN, Gabon

Portable Lab

Portable lab service established for the region

African Parks

Collaboration with African Parks to build capacity of parks and park rangers

Anti-corruption

Supporting wildlife authorities and national parks on corruption risk management

Peace Weavers

Young weavers of peace participate in train the trainer programme

Mock trials

Simulated court room exercises build capacity of prosecutors and judges

Political will

Inter-ministerial meetings on combating crimes that affect the environment

Evaluating progress

Indicator Framework workshop provides a baseline to measure progress in DRC

UNODC has a large team across the African continent. For further information on our work, you may contact our Africa Coordinator, Mr. Giovanni Broussard at unodc-wlfc[@]un.org

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Africa

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Our Work

Building sustainable national capacity

Legal and Practitioner Support

Preventing and combating corruption

National assessments

Forest crime - Uganda

Videos

Gallery

CSI kits

Scenes of Crime

Evidence storage

Financial investigation

Intelligence Unit

Portable lab

Prosecution capacity

RRG launch

Evaluating progress

CSI training

Lab support

Portable Lab

African Parks

Anti-corruption

Peace Weavers

Mock trials

Political will

Evaluating progress