Nature Crime Alliance

We’re delighted to see Jade Saunders and World Forest ID - a founding member of the Nature Crime Alliance - recognised with a Mulago Fellowship. Congratulations Jade!

📣 Registrations for the Winter School on Environmental Crimes are now open! There is significant momentum in addressing environmental crimes, particularly with the introduction of the new EU CrimeDirective aimed at strengthening the protection of the environment through criminal law, enhancing the means to investigate and prosecute #environmentalcrimes (which are the third most lucrative crime category globally). Additionally, there is increasing support for recognizing #ecocide - severe and widespread damage to the environment—as an international crime. Join this course to learn more! Cristina Nardelli

“By joining the Nature Crime Alliance Peru is not only wishing to obtain benefits from its membership but is also committing itself to advance in the fight against all criminal activities negatively impacting nature, including in the Amazon basin. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, primarily through its Embassy in Norway, aims at ensuring a unified and consistent Peruvian contribution to the Alliance by undertaking effective multisectoral coordination and consultation. This endeavor is not exempted of challenges, but we are determined to overcome them.”  - Gustavo Laurie, Ambassador of Peru in Norway We're pleased to officially welcome Peru into the Nature Crime Alliance. Together, we can end crimes against people and planet. Read more: https://lnkd.in/erCQYq-5 #naturecrime #nature #Peru #environmentalcrime #environmentaljustice

Watch the moment #Ghana Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Hon. Mavis Hawa Koomson announces Ghana's commitment to implement the #FiTI! Read more about Ghana's commitment here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gh5dcqjJ Valeria Merino

🔔 3 weeks left to apply for the next round of applications to Environmental Investigative Journalism grant programme: https://lnkd.in/eXtg39ZE 📆 If you want to apply for this or some other grant at Journalismfund Europe, you are welcome to schedule a consultation with us before submitting the application. We speak several languages, and are always eager to guide you through all the necessary steps. Book a call here: https://lnkd.in/e9VgPQy2

“Joining the Nature Crime Alliance brings WWF’s experience, resources, and reach to bear alongside the governments and partners in the Alliance, as a unified front to counter the criminal operations that drive and profit from environmental degradation” - Crawford Allan, VP, Nature Crimes and Policy Advocacy, WWF We're delighted to welcome Crawford and the World Wildlife Fund into the Nature Crime Alliance. Through joining the Alliance, #WWF can deepen collaboration with our multi-sector membership and help scale solutions to #naturecrime into new regions and contexts Read more: https://lnkd.in/ej8AMUgQ #environmentalcrime #environmentaljustice #nature #biodiversity #conservation #environmentalprotection #wildlife #wildlifecrime

Interested in learning more about the illicit financial flows linked to environmental crimes? UNODC, Nature Crime Alliance and United For Wildlife regularly host meetings of financial crime and environmental crime experts from government agencies (including FIUs and law enforcement), and the private sector (including banks). https://lnkd.in/gpDDTk7t #environment #nature #crime #financial #moneylaundering

Come and work with us! We're recruiting a Communications Assistant to support a wide range of #communications activities, from creating new content on #naturecrime issues to managing digital channels https://lnkd.in/gZxjAxsg

Still buzzing from a great week in Lithuania at the #IACC2024. Cool to share the stage to discuss the FACT Coalition's advocacy campaign to stop dirty money from nature crimes coming into the U.S. Thanks to Nature Crime Alliance, Wildlife Justice Commission, UNODC, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime for the partnership. Read more about our work here - https://lnkd.in/eyHyNQCX

Looking forward to working closely with the Nature Crime Alliance to effectively tackle the challenges of nature crime, develop innovative solutions, raise awareness, and amplify the impact of our joint strategies, particularly in combating illegal mining.