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public and the private sector, in order to combat the increasing complexities of transnational crime. INTERPOL has started implementation of OASIS in Africa and is committed to adapting and extending the programme to meet the needs of other regions around the world. INTERPOL has had a lengthy presence in Africa, and has noted the need to provide optimum support to this region. While the types of crime committed are common to other regions of the world – such as INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 188 member countries. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police co-operation, and supports and assists all organizations, authorities and services whose mission is to prevent or combat international crime. INTERPOL’s General Secretariat is located in Lyon, France, with six Sub-Regional Bureaus across the world, and Special Representatives at the United Nations in New York and the European Union in Brussels. Each member country maintains a National Central Bureau staffed by national law enforcement officers. trafficking in drugs, human beings, weapons and vehicles – there is a pressing need to boost police resources in many African countries. The underlying principle of OASIS is that no country can be left behind. The world’s wealthy regions have a responsibility to help the more vulnerable ones to build their police capacity. For instance, the trafficking of wildlife products in Africa is a lucrative trade of environmental concern, often connected to other crimes and with an impact on other regions of the world. INTERPOL is working with countries in Africa and companies in the private sector to assess the extent of the problem and to devise plans of action. Common to all these problems is a need for tighter border security – imperative in preventing criminals travelling freely and in stemming the flow of illegal products between countries and continents. This can only be achieved if a solid global framework is in place, eliminating any weak spots that could be exploited by criminals. 72
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is a global leader in the fight against illicit drugs and international crime, and the United Nations lead programme on terrorism. Established in 1997, UNODC has approximately 500 staff members worldwide. Its headquarters are in Vienna and it operates 20 field offices as well as a liaison office in New York and a permanent presence in Brussels. UNODC works to educate the world about the dangers of drug abuse and to strengthen international action against drug production, trafficking and drug-related crime. In order to achieve this, UNODC carries out a broad range of initiatives, including alternative development projects, illicit crop monitoring and anti-money laundering programmes. UNODC also works to improve crime prevention and to assist with criminal justice reform in a number of countries. Moreover, in 2002, the General Assembly approved an expanded programme of activities for the Terrorism Prevention Branch. This programme focuses on the provision of assistance to countries, upon request, for ratifying and implementing the 12 universal legal instruments against terrorism. The three pillars of UNODC’s work are: • Research and analytical work to increase knowledge and understanding of drugs and crime issues and expand the evidencebase for policy and operational decisions; • Normative work to assist States in the ratification and implementation of the international treaties, the development of domestic legislation on drugs, crime and terrorism, and the provision of secretariat and substantive services to the treaty-based and governing bodies; and • Field-based technical cooperation projects to enhance the capacity of Member States to counteract illicit drugs, crime and terrorism. With the rise in transnational environmental crime, UNODC welcomes increased collaboration with UN Environment Programme, UN Department of Peace Keeping Operations (UN DPKO), CITES and INTERPOL on these issues. 73
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A RAPID RESPONSE ASSESSMENT THE LAS
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THE LAST STAND OF THE GORILLA ENVIR
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Gorillas, the lar
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It is clear from the fragile recove
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INTRODUCTION Most people think of g
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Western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) S
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As a result, the sad fact is that y
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THREATS TO GORILLAS FROM HUMAN CONF
Page 21 and 22: MONUC MONUC’s mandate and authori
Page 23 and 24: CNDP The National Congress for the
Page 25 and 26: INTERVIEW “I killed a gorilla and
Page 27 and 28: It is also clear that FADRC has bee
Page 29 and 30: Wood exports from Congo Basin Unite
Page 31 and 32: ity. Besides extracting timber with
Page 33 and 34: INTERVIEW “What we want to see is
Page 35 and 36: Developing countries Industralized
Page 37 and 38: HABITAT LOSS/DEGRADATION DUE TO LOG
Page 39 and 40: Corruption Widespread corruption Ac
Page 41 and 42: Reducing emissions from deforestati
Page 43 and 44: MINING IN GORILLA FORESTS - COLTAN,
Page 45 and 46: French-speaking Portuguese-speaking
Page 47 and 48: It is important that people who gre
Page 49 and 50: cess to a gun, he may shoot crop-ra
Page 51 and 52: SPORT HUNTING The first scientific
Page 53 and 54: Bushmeat trade in Tshuapa-Lomami-Lu
Page 55 and 56: Customs and Police offices, which d
Page 57 and 58: INTERVIEW “We are at a new horizo
Page 59 and 60: EBOLA, A MAJOR THREAT TO GREAT APES
Page 61: INTERVIEW “It is important we red
Page 64 and 65: INTERVIEW “I think there is still
Page 67 and 68: COUNTERING ILLEGAL LOGGING, POACHIN
Page 69 and 70: TRAINING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PAR
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Page 75 and 76: INTERVIEW “Gorilla conservation i
Page 78 and 79: Protected areas and transboundary c
Page 81 and 82: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Con
Page 84 and 85: REFERENCES Ape Alliance. 2006. (Red
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