Dismantling wildlife trafficking cybercrime networks in Southeast Asia
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £360,348
WHERE Malaysia, Indonesia
Summary
To address the high volume of transnational online wildlife trafficking in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore, this project will:
1. Develop and test an enhanced set of tools to identify, monitor and report online IWT
2. Train government, civil society and private sector partners in these tools
3. Implement a multi-agency approach using these tools to significantly disrupt online IWT transactions
4. Monitor, evaluate and disseminate project results and incorporate lessons learned into an ongoing
improvement of the law enforcement response.
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.
