Following the money to tackle illegal trade

The blood money from illegal wildlife trade, the fourth largest type of crime in the world, fuels further environmental crime, drives corruption and undermines sustainable development and conservation – but it is all too rarely targeted in criminal investigations. Our new report Money Trails – Identifying financial flows linked to wildlife trafficking features case studies and makes the case for using financial investigations and anti-money laundering laws as standard when investigating wildlife crime.

Palm oil watchdog’s credibility questioned

A highly critical independent review, conducted after two damning EIA reports, has highlighted significant failings by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, a watchdog set up to reassure consumers that everyday products with palm oil have been made without causing damage to the environment.