INTERPOL and GRID-Arendal, a centre collaborating with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), have published three reports on 'How to Identify Forest Crime' in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
The reports use pictures to guide readers through the identification of forest crime as well as steps to take in prosecuting a suspect.
September 2014: INTERPOL and GRID-Arendal, a centre collaborating with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), have published three reports on ‘How to Identify Forest Crime’ in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The reports use pictures to guide readers through the identification of forest crime as well as steps to take in prosecuting a suspect.
Each of the three reports shows how to track timber along the entire timber supply chain and to ensure compliance with the laws at each stage. They also provide examples of illegal logging permits and how to identify illegal harvesting.
The publications highlight how sawmills may have illegally logged protected species in storage, and address the wildlife poaching that often occurs with forest crime. The reports also provide a list of the steps involved in gathering evidence for use in prosecuting suspects and documenting a crime scene. [Publication: How to Identify Forest Crime – Africa] [Publication: How to Identify Forest Crime – Asia] [Publication: How to Identify Forest Crime – Latin America] [GRID-Arendal Publications Website]