Law firm Baker Partners and Baker Regulatory recently held an event in collaboration with Durrell to raise awareness about wildlife and environmental crime.
Illegal wildlife trafficking is now the fourth largest illegal trade worldwide and is linked to serious organised crimes such as money laundering, fraud, and corruption.
The event saw filmmakers, wildlife investigators, conservationists, and regulatory professionals come together to raise the profile of wildlife and environmental crime as “one of the most prolific and profitable forms of organised crime”.
Attendees heard that money related to environmental crime moves through Jersey.
In a Sustainable Finance Action Plan published last year, the Government of Jersey said: “We’ll reinforce our financial crime risk framework on environmental crime, including our range of predicate offences and the tools necessary for identification and reporting.”
Event organisers and Baker Regulatory managing director Zoe Dixon Smith said: “This event helped us raise awareness and highlight that the fight against environmental crime demands collaboration across conservationists, governments, NGOs, law enforcement, financial institutions, and regulatory bodies.
“We all have a role to play.”