Case closed? Using historic cases to enable new financial investigations
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £282,484
WHERE Zambia, Uganda, Namibia, Malawi
Summary
IWT is conducted for profit, yet financial investigations are rarely used. This results in missed opportunities to investigate high-level actors and confiscate criminal gain. In 2020, the Financial Action Task Force recommended closed IWT cases be revisited to develop financial intelligence. This project supports Malawi, Namibia, Zambia and Uganda in conducting multi-agency IWT closed-case reviews to generate new financial intelligence and improve investigative capacity. Activities will involve financial analysis of cases, delivery of ‘train-the-trainer’ workshops, best practice and operational support.
Royal Foundation's United for Wildlife (UfW) Financial and Transport Taskforces, Environmental Investigation Agency, WCS - Wildlife Conservation Society, Lilongwe Wildlife Trust
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.
