van Asch, Edward --- "Countering transnational organized wildlife crime: regional and sub-regional initiatives, global responses and the need for more effective coordination" [2015] ELECD 367; in Faure, Michael; De Smedt, Peter; Stas, An (eds), "Environmental Enforcement Networks" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2015) 187

Book Title: Environmental Enforcement Networks

Editor(s): Faure, Michael; De Smedt, Peter; Stas, An

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781783477395

Section: Chapter 9

Section Title: Countering transnational organized wildlife crime: regional and sub-regional initiatives, global responses and the need for more effective coordination

Author(s): van Asch, Edward

Number of pages: 36

Abstract/Description:

The international character of transnational organized crime makes it difficult to understand and effectively deal with such crimes at the national level only: since crime is global, purely national responses are inadequate. Responses must therefore be based on international or bilateral cooperation as countries cannot effectively deal with transnational organized crime unilaterally. A proportion of such cooperation is created by what Bowling refers to as new forms of cooperation in the form of initiatives at the regional, sub-regional or global level. Such initiatives have emerged to assist countries to combat transnational crime by encouraging them to work together at the international, regional or sub-regional levels. This is particularly the case when the commodity that is illegally traded are protected species.