On Thursday 4th September, the APPG for International Conservation held a joint session with the APPG on Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax, chaired by Joe Powell.
The joint session heard evidence from four speakers about the links between corruption and wildlife crime:
Ben Brock, Senior Researcher at TRAFFIC, explained the intersection of corruption and environmental crime specific to the illegal wildlife trade.
Jo Shaw, Executive Director of Save the Rhino, presented a case study on the role of corruption in rhino horn crimes around Kruger National Park in South Africa
Tom Johnson, Director of the Gecko Project, provided a case study on how jurisdictions facilitate the destruction of Indonesia’s rainforests.
Lisa Hartevelt, Chair of the Environmental Crime and Corruption Working Group at the UNCAC Coalition, discussed the efforts to raise environmental crime at the upcoming UNCAC CoSP in Abu Dhabi.
(back row) Lord Randall, Barry, and Joe Powell MP.
(front row) Tom Johnson, Lisa Hartevelt, Jo Shaw, and Ben Brock