Strengthening intelligence-led enforcement to combat IWT between Indonesia and Malaysia
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £395,000
WHERE Malaysia, Indonesia
Summary
This project will tackle IWT between Indonesia and Malaysia.
Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) in Indonesia and Malaysia, which is valued at >US$1 billion/year. This project will:
1) Support community-based actions to address IWT in priority forest landscapes;
2) Activate new Counter Wildlife Trafficking (CWT) partnerships that apply anti-money laundering and anti-corruption laws, both nationally and regionally;
3) Develop and implement an integrated approach to tackle trans-boundary trade along major Indonesia- Malaysia trafficking routes; and
4) Strengthen the legal framework for trans-boundary CWT between Indonesian and Malaysian governments.
Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC), Criminal Investigation Division, Indonesian National Police, Republic of Indonesia, MoEF - Ministry of Environment and Forestry
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.
