Addressing wildlife trafficking at land borders Giovanni Broussard United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

The Border Liaison Office Mechanism

COUNTRY A COUNTRY B Law Enforcement Authorities at the border Information BEFORE BLOs Competent Authority in A Competent Authority in B

BLO WITH BLOs

BLO Real-time Information exchange Informal communication Cooperation ALONG the border Cooperation ACROSS the border Broader TOC investigations (CD) WITH BLOs

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PATROL Objective Expand the role of the Border Liaison Offices (BLO) to improve cross-border cooperation in the fight against : –Environmental crimes (wildlife crime) –Smuggling of Migrants (and TiP) –Other forms of TOC

Activities Identifying trafficking hot spots and establishing BLOs Providing equipment and training courses on Transnational Organized Crime and Wildlife Crime Cross-border meetings to identify standard operating procedures Monitoring performance of BLOs

Achievements Several border officers trained on the issue of Wildlife Crime Wildlife Trafficking understood as a serious form of Transnational Organized Crime Multi-agency cooperation largely increased (e.g. rhino case in Cambodia)

THANK YOU Giovanni Broussard Programme Officer Regional Office for South East Asia and the Pacific