Building a follow-the-money network to target environmental crime syndicates
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main
VALUE £599,688
WHERE Uganda, Peru, Madagascar, Indonesia, Bolivia
Summary
The follow-the-money (FTM) investigation technique is an underused but very effective method to interrupt environmental crime syndicates. The project will boost FTM capacity by a) providing FTM training and multi- year embedded mentoring support to law enforcement partners in five countries and b) creating networks of FTM Experts and Advisors from the five core and up to five additional countries (including other DEFRA grantees) to scale up these engagements and generate surge capacity for the disruption of environmental crime syndicates.
Bolivia Public Prosecutor’s Office, Peru Public Prosecutor’s Office, Uganda Wildlife Authority, Uganda Revenue Authority, SAMIFIN, IOJI - Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative
Regions
Sub-Saharan Africa, South America, East Asia
Species
TORTOISE, TIMBER, PANGOLIN, JAGUAR, OTHER MARINE SPECIES, FISH, ELEPHANT
Countries
Uganda, Peru, Madagascar, Indonesia, Bolivia
Project News
27 March 2025
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