The Global Programme on Crimes that Affect the Environment (GPCAE) supports Member States to prevent and respond to serious organized crime targeting natural resources and ecosystems. These crimes have far-reaching impacts on economies, security, the environment and human health, and contribute to biodiversity loss and climate change. The Programme’s objective is to strengthen the capacity of Member States and their competent authorities to prevent, detect, investigate and prosecute crimes that affect the environment, while improving coordination along source, transit and destination countries. GPCAE focuses on wildlife crime, forest crime, crimes in the fisheries sector, minerals crime, and waste crime.
With support from Japan, the Southern African Development Community and UNODC are enhancing regional capacity to address illegal mining and minerals crime through coordinated analysis and targeted technical assistance. Learn more here.
