Author Rhiannon Hudson Jones.

Year of publication 2018

Ilegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) threathen the peace, security, livelihoods and biodiversity. The illegal trafficking in protected fauna and flora generates significant profit and has reached unprecedent scales, in part to increasing demand from consumers. This report provides an overview of the key types of tools and resources available to officials in the criminal justice system for combating IWT, and provides examples of prominent tools and resources, where appropriate. As well, it describes both publicly available and restricted tools.