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Analytical Center of Excellence on Trafficking
Freeland has a company that is powered by technology and civil society, called Analytic Center of Excellence on Trafficking (ACET), which allows sound and timely decision making that reduces trafficking. ACET conducts research and produces reports on illicit supply chains that help organizations save time, money, and lives.
Counter Trafficking in Persons in AsiAThis report will first look at a snapshot of the problem and current approaches being taken.
It will then broadly evaluate counter-trafficking in persons programs in Asia, noting gaps and highlighting key impediments to improve efforts. This evaluation can be used as a springboard for charting the way forward in the counter-trafficking field and identifying programmatic needs and key stakeholders. It can also be used to predict the expected impacts of proposed policy changes, and necessary improvements to intervention procedures. This report hopes to be a resource for other policymakers and field professionals to draw from, as well as an impetus for social change. |
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The Case for a Planetary Security Program
Later this month, in Rome, Italy, leaders of the world’s 20 wealthiest nations will reconvene to address global priorities under the banner “People, Planet, Prosperity.” High on this year’s G20 agenda is improving COVID-19 vaccine rollout to lower-income countries, and improving preparedness for future outbreaks. This is of course badly needed. But it is equally important to take a step further and examine the root caused of zoonotic outbreaks in order to prevent new, potentially more destructive ones from happening in the first place, sparing us from undergoing entirely new inoculation and recovery efforts all over again. It’s time to re-examine the most pressing threats to our planet and how governments plan, and spend our money, to stop them. |
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Making Wildlife Traffickers Finance Wildlife Recovery
Organized crime continues to destroy wild animal populations around the world, reaping billions of dollars in profit. Meanwhile, law enforcers and conservation organizations struggle to fund their protection efforts. This new multi-language report guides governments on how to reverse the equation by seizing assets from wildlife criminals to finance wildlife protection.
The report, “Making Traffickers Finance Counter-Trafficking: The Case for Conservation Restitution Funds from Asset Forfeitures and Seizures” is available in English, Vietnamese, Thai, Lao, and Khmer.
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The State of the African PangolinWith pangolin species in Asia facing catastrophic decline due to poaching, traffickers have increasingly started to source scales from African pangolins to cater to Asian demand. This demand can only be countered by a comprehensive response encompassing local and regional law enforcement cooperation, involving stakeholders from pangolin habitat areas, and reducing consumer demand.
This report traces the rise of the trade, and offers recommendations on ending it.
The report is available in English (automatic PDF download link).
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Illicit Wildlife Trade in Southeast Asia
Wildlife trafficking, an industry worth billions of dollars annually, is leading to the degradation of nature and the communities that live around them. The illegal trafficking of wildlife and wildlife products is strengthening criminal syndicate networks and in turn corruption, undermining governance and weakening the security of affected communities.
As both a supplier and consumer, Southeast Asia lies at the heart of the trade and plays a major role in the international fight against wildlife trafficking. Giving the region and it's actors the tools and strategies will help to dismantle these criminal syndicates and set an example for the rest of the international community.
This report maps the evolution and trajectory of wildlife and counter trafficking in Southeast Asia, while analyzing what has (and has not) worked and where the region should go next. The research points to challenges, opportunities, and a pathway forward.
The report is available in English, Thai and Vietnamese (automatic PDF download links below).
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Reversing the Tide of Wildlife Poaching and Trafficking
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Wildlife trafficking has grown to become one of the world’s largest forms of organized crime, depleting the planet of many of its species. Freeland's Reversing the Tide of Wildlife Poaching and Trafficking report aims to disrupt this multi-billion dollar industry, through providing information on the severity of the issue as well as recommendations on how best to combat wildlife trafficking.
The report discusses wildlife products commonly trafficked, smuggling techniques, consumer and supplier countries, seizure maps and locations, and the best practices to help prevent future trafficking. It also explores the importance of regional law enforcement networking programs that enabled the exchange of information across different government bodies, transnational organizations, and other actors which led to the seizure of over US$ 36.5 million in assets from a wildlife crime syndicate in 2014.
The report is available in English (automatic PDF download link).
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