INECE’s Work on Ecosystems & Biodiversity
INECE builds capacity to protect ecosystems and biodiversity through raising awareness to the importance of compliance with green environmental laws; building capacity at the national level to effectively implementse laws;and supporting networks, such as the Themis network in Sourthern Europe, dedicated to responding to illegal logging and other environmental crime.
Capacity Building Tools
Key Activities & Publications
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Elephants over Ivory: Challenges and Responses to the Poaching of Elephants in East and Central Africa
This article was submitted to INECE by Chelsea Saber, a student at George[...]
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ICCWC Wildlife and Forest Crime Analytic Toolkit
The Wildlife and Forest Crime Analytic Toolkit is a product of the[...]
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Featured Article: An Unusual NGOs-Government Partnership in Central Africa to Protect Wildlife
This article focuses on operations to protect wildlife and to apprehend and prosecute smugglers led by The Last Great Ape Organization in Cameroon, with replicating activities in Gabon, Republic of Congo, and the Central African Republic.
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The Role of Networks in Controlling Illegal Logging
Illegal logging results in substantial environmental harm and raises cross-border and international[...]
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Case Study: NEMA & KWS Impound Illegal Aloe Species in Nairobi
This article was provided by Gerry Opondo, EANECE Secretariat. Kenya’s National Environment[...]
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Featured Article: Communities of Practice to Support Intelligence-led Enforcement
This article looks at the role of communities of practice in supporting intelligence-led enforcement, using a case example from the marine protection context.
News & Updates
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Interpol: Protecting forests focus of INTERPOL training course
A recent Interpol Environmental Crime Programme press release discusses a capacity building[...]
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Innovative Activities to Strengthen International Environmental Governance
Dear colleagues, Robust national environmental compliance and enforcement systems that support the[...]
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Themis Convenes Environmental Crime Training in Austria
INECE participated in the Second Environmental Crimes Training on 28-30 November 2012 in[...]
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Vessels Prepare to Monitor Fishing Ban in Visayan Sea
From the Philippines Freeman The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)[...]
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Judicial Colloquium on Biodiversity
INECE, WCEL, UNEP, and the Asian Development Bank hosted a Judicial Colloquium[...]
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Detecting Illegal Wildlife Smuggling in Shipping Containers
Two recent news stories explore the issue of smuggling of wildlife products[...]