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The trade in wild species is complex. Deepen your understanding with our tools and online courses that can help you act on illegal trade and enable you to support legal trade - regardless of whether you are in the transport sector, a behaviour change practitioner, or in law enforcement.
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Case Studies and Guidelines3D replica shark fins
Download 22 3D shark fin scans and painting guidelines to help enforcement officers identify key CITES-listed species in trade.
Website9-Steps for CITES Non Detriment findings
A website introducing the 9-Step process for making science-based non-detriment findings for CITES-listed timber and perennial plant species.
App9-Steps Non Detriment findings decision tree
An interactive decision tree to help you review the necessary NDF considerations involved in each step, recording and saving your findings as you go.
WebsiteBehaviour change decision tree
An interactive decision tree that can be applied to tackle illegal wildlife consumption and bring broader biodiversity conservation benefits.
Online CourseBehaviour change online course
Guiding practitioners, social marketers, communicators, and anyone looking to develop behavioural change interventions.
WebsiteChange Wildlife Consumers Toolkit
Digital toolkit for enhancing social and behavioural change commuication for conservation impact
Case Studies and GuidelinesChoosing the right messenger
Good practice guidelines to help you choose the best spokesperson or delivery mechanism for your behavioural change intervention.
Online CourseCITES Non-detriment Findings for Perennial Plants online course
This outlines the 9-step process to support CITES Scientific Authorities making NDFs for species listed in CITES Appendix II.
Online CourseCITES Non-detriment Findings for Timber online course
This outlines the 9-step process to support CITES Scientific Authorities making NDFs for species listed in CITES Appendix II.
Case Studies and GuidelinesCommunicating with the finance sector
Good practices for communicating with the finance sector to combat corruption linked to illegal wildlife trade and money laundering
Case Studies and GuidelinesDesigning effective messages
Good practice guidelines for designing effective behavioural intervention messages.
WebsiteEast African Association of Prosecutors
The online centre for the EAAP, providing materials, courses, and forum to connect East African prosecutors working on wildlfie crime.
Online CourseEngaging the financial sector on wildlife trade
Targeting Natural Resource Corruption project online course on how to engage the financial sector on anti-corruption issues related to wildlife crime.
Online CourseFIATA-TRAFFIC digital course on the prevention of wildlife trafficking
For freight forwarders wanting to protect themselves from inadvertently transporting smuggled wildlife products and how to report and respond to instances of wildlife trafficking.
Case Studies and GuidelinesFinancial Flows and Payment Mechanisms Behind Wildlife Crime
The Case Digest provides a thorough examination of the financial data from more than 40 wildlife crime cases from across the globe, including 11 detailed case studies.
WebsiteFinancial Flows IWT Toolkit
This toolkit developed for financial institutions focuses on trade between Africa and Asia and the convergence of IWT with other serious crimes.
Case Studies and GuidelinesGuidelines for Risk Assessment in the Utilisation of Medicinal Fauna and Flora
To ensure sustainable sourcing is at the heart of the industry, TRAFFIC, with the China Traditional Chinese Medicine Association (CATCM) and the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA) has developed Guidelines for Risk Assessment in the Utilization of Medicinal Fauna and Flora.
Case Studies and GuidelinesIllegal wildlife products found in Southeast Asia
A pocket-sized picture guide to commonly trafficked wildlife in the Golden Triangle area of Myanmar, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Thailand. Also available in Burmese, Laotian, Thai, and Vietnamese.
Online CourseIntroduction to anti-corruption
Targeting Natural Resources Corruption project online course introducing Corruption, Anti-Corruption, and Natural Resource Management. (en español) (en français)
Online CourseIntroductory digital course on CITES
What is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and its Appendices?
Case Studies and GuidelinesOwls of India ID Guide
An identification guide to support enforcement identify species of Indian owls in illegal trade. the guide is also available in Hindi.
PresentationPangolin Children Activities
Four-minute animation is tailored for young students and is designed to be used in tandem with English language and art exercises to showcase the many unique features that make pangolins special.
Case Studies and GuidelinesRed flag indicators for wildlife and timber trafficking in containerized sea cargo
What are the red flags of illegal wildlife trade in the container shipping sector? Understand how to spot the high-risk routes and other smuggling methods and how CITES permit systems are bypassed.
WebsiteROUTES dashboard
Interactive graphics and visualisation tools on wildlife trafficking through airports and flight routes between 2009 and 2021 derived from open-source wildlife seizure data collected by C4ADS.
WebsiteROUTES guidance and reports
ROUTES reports on why and how the aviation sector can take action against wildlife trafficking. Includes region-specific data and IWT-related topics such as zoonoses and other transnational crimes.
Online CourseROUTES Partnership digital courses
Guidance for aviation companies to deliver training on wildlife trafficking for their staff. (Most resources are also available in French, Mandarin, Portuguese and Spanish.)
PresentationROUTES/ACI training videos
ACI training video for airport staff: an overview of the wildlife trafficking crisis and how airport staff around the world can detect and report wildlife trafficking crimes. (Short 6-minute or longer 12-minute video)
Case Studies and Guidelines
Case Studies and GuidelinesSpecies Identification Guide for Southeast Asia
A 115-page guide to identifying 57 wildlife taxa commonly trafficked throughout Southeast Asia. A quick reference for enforcers to determine if a case requires more scrutiny, investigation, or action.
Online CourseTOOLKIT FOR WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT
A curriculum on wildlife trafficking laws, regulations, and investigations in the Golden Triangle for law enforcement and task forces. Available in English, Thai, and Laotian.
WebsiteTradeMapper
TradeMapper is an interactive tool to visualise trade data, through source, transit, and destination countries.
Online CourseWildlife Crime Awareness
Enrol in this online course to deepen your awareness of wildlife crime and learn how to recognise, report, and combat this transnational issue. Introduced by Robert Irwin from Australia Zoo.
Case Studies and GuidelinesWildlife Money Trails
16 wildlife traffiicking case studies amounting to 18 million euros of illicit profits are analysed to help law enforcement authorities and financial institutions uncover financial crimes related to wildlife and timber trafficking in the EU.
AppWildlife sentinel
CSI Wildlife Trafficking Reporting App for Air transport staff. A confidential and anonymous mobile reporting app for air transport staff to report any suspicions of wildlife trafficking to law enforcement.
WebsiteWildlife Trade portal
The most comprehensive open-access repository of wildlife seizure data. The Wildlife Trade Portal is an interactive tool that displays TRAFFIC’s open-source wildlife seizure and incident data.
Case Studies and GuidelinesZero-Tolerance Approach to IWT in the Chinese banking sector
These guidelines support Chinese financial institutions identify and take a zero-tolerance approach to the illegal wildlife trade.
