Strengthening intelligence-led enforcement approaches to combatting wildlife crime in Africa
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £365,009
WHERE Nigeria, Mozambique, Congo
Summary
This project will strengthen intelligence-led law enforcement in three source and transit countries for ivory trafficking – Republic of Congo, Mozambique and Nigeria. It will recruit and mentor national capacity in capitalizing on intelligence, and embed specialized staff within government units. It will facilitate effective and sustained intelligence-led counter poaching operations in protected areas; new institutional models at national scale to target wider criminal networks; and enhanced local information gathering and analysis. Selected sites present opportunities for replication at continental scale.
National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Nigeria, Ministry of Forest Economy, Sustainable Development and Environment (MEFDDE), Republic of Congo, National Administration of Conservation Areas, Mozambique (ANAC)
Over 600 arrests and more than 500 convictions in wildlife crime since 2017, alongside a decline in ivory trafficking cases and an increase in elephant and rhino populations.
