Combating Environmental Crimes

Combating
Environmental Crimes

Grace Farms Foundation works with partners across the globe to disrupt environmental crimes ranging from wildlife trafficking, to ivory poaching, to illegal logging. To accomplish this mission, we leverage the expertise of law enforcement, academia, and governments to facilitate capacity building, training, and awareness efforts to:

- Develop strategic partnerships among key cross-sector stakeholders.
- Increase collaboration between law enforcement agencies and national governments.
- Improve methods and provide transparency around best practices in combating environmental crime.
- Enhance intelligence sharing and interagency cooperation.

Programs & Highlights

Pridelands

“Pridelands” documentary on wildlife trafficking launched during the 14th United Nations Crime Congress in Kyoto, Japan, on March of 2021. The documentary features Nature Initiative Director Mark Fowler and Chief Accountability Officer & Justice Initiative Director Rod Khattabi.

Counter Transnational Organized Crime | Brazil

In May of 2021, the U.S. State Department and Freeland offered a capacity building workshop in Brazil on Countering Transnational Organized Crime with Grace Farms Foundation (Rod Khattabi), Freeland (Sean O’Regan), USFWS (Bryan Landry) and MK Wildlife Consultancy (Charles Mackay).

14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice

In March 2021, Rod Khattabi participated in a panel highlighting the importance of information sharing and financial investigations in fighting poaching and illegal wildlife trade, using cross-border investigations, data, genetics, DNA investigation and land tenure methods.

Multi-Agency Workshop to End Wildlife Trafficking in Uganda

In collaboration with the Lusaka Agreement Task Force (LATF) and Uganda Wildlife Authority Grace Farms convened a three-day multi-agency workshop in Uganda to train local law enforcement to combat wildlife trafficking.

Combating the Illegal Wildlife Trade: The Impact of Specialized Training

Mark Fowler, Grace Farms Nature Initiative Director and Rod Khattabi, Grace Farms Chief Accountability Officer & Justice Initiative Director discuss their collaborative approach to combat wildlife trafficking which accounts for over $23 billion a year in illegal funds.

Zambia Transnational Organized Crime Workshop | February 2019

GFF updated law enforcement officers on the impact of illicit wildlife trade with the aim of enhancing coordination and collaboration in the fight against wildlife trafficking.