Tackling financial crime
As a charity specialising in environmental crime, we have more than 30 years’ experience of investigating the illegal proceeds of wildlife trafficking and other environmental crimes.
We work to combat this lucrative trade by:
- identifying and exposing the transnational criminal syndicates that run wildlife trafficking operations across Africa and Asia
- investigating how the proceeds of environmental crime are laundered through global financial systems
- sharing our expertise in the illicit wildlife trade with banks and financial investigation enforcement agencies
- campaigning for banks and governments to employ anti-money laundering laws to prosecute wildlife criminals
- working with financial partners to use financial intelligence to disrupt criminal networks.
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In 2020, EIA partnered with Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) to launch new resources to help enforcement agencies around the world to use financial intelligence to crack down on illegal wildlife trade.
EIA was also one of five key NGO contributors to the Financial Action Taskforce (FATF) report on wildlife trafficking: Money Laundering and the Illegal Wildlife Trade.
EIA is a member of the Royal Foundation’s United for Wildlife initiative, working closely with financial sector partners to share information and collaborate on issues related to wildlife and timber trafficking.
EIA’s partnerships with banks and financial institutions continues through EIA’s Media Monitoring Programme.