Asia: Fighting Environmental Crime

Governments, international organizations and NGOs convened from 13-14 July in Bangkok (Thailand) to discuss illegal trade of flora and fauna at the 11th Asian Regional Partners Forum on Combating Environmental Crime (ARPEC). Among other topics, participants discussed the critical role of intelligence-sharing and media management in fighting organized environmental crime in Asian countries. They also emphasized that a key to defeating crimes against the environment is building an effective, pro-active response by developing a culture of intelligence-sharing among law enforcement agencies around the world.