INTERPOL Environmental Crime

INTERPOL connects, coordinates and mobilizes international law enforcement action against env crime-wildlife, forestry, pollution, fisheries and illegal mining

[INTERPOL Environmental Crime @INTERPOL_EC]

🚨Operation #MadreTierra VIII underscores INTERPOL and Latin America's commitment to disrupt the criminal networks behind wildlife trafficking, illegal mining and deforestation.
#EnvironmentalCrime

[INTERPOL @INTERPOL_HQ]

🚨 233 arrested in environmental crime crackdown

An operation across 9 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean targeting deforestation, illegal mining and wildlife trafficking networks has led to:

🔵 More than 1,000 live animals recovered
🔵 60,000 hectares of illegally-cleared forest identified
🔵 312 suspects identified
🔵 313 seizures, including cyanide, mercury and ammunition

Across the region, reptiles, including python, rare insects and exotic birds accounted for most wildlife recoveries, as well as notable seizures involving big cats and primates. Some 165 kgs of dried shark fins with an estimated value of USD 280,000 were also seized.

INTERPOL Red Notices, Blue Notices and Purple Notices were also issued to help identify, locate and arrest suspects connected to the network.

➡️ 🔗 https://t.co/ijCfviGzbL

[INTERPOL Environmental Crime @INTERPOL_EC]

🚢Timor-Leste strengthens its response to #IUUFishing and #environmentalcrime. Working alongside PCIC, the National Maritime Authority, Maritime Police & the Ministry of Agriculture, INTERPOL supports national efforts through training, intelligence-sharing and coordinated action.

[INTERPOL Environmental Crime @INTERPOL_EC]

La Operación #MadreTierra VIII reafirma el compromiso de INTERPOL y de América Latina para desarticular las redes criminales detrás del tráfico de vida silvestre, la minería ilegal y la deforestación. #DelitosAmbientales ▶️https://t.co/80hY9KVWoh

[UNODC Environment Team @UNODC_ENV]

🌊 Oceans face growing threats from organized crime and corruption.

Join us at #CrimeCongress for “Catching the Big Fish” to explore how stronger criminal justice responses can help protect marine ecosystems and fisheries.

Featuring the launch of the updated Rotten Fish guide.

[INTERPOL Environmental Crime @INTERPOL_EC]

🎣 INTERPOL is on the ground in Fiji with @TunaFFA & Australian Fisheries Management Authority, delivering the first regional training on #IUUfishing.

The goal: equip law enforcement with the tools to identify high-risk vessels and prosecute the networks behind #FisheriesCrime.

[INTERPOL Environmental Crime @INTERPOL_EC]

🐘Wildlife and forest crime are big business for criminal networks. In 2025, sustained international cooperation reached 140 countries, turning shared intelligence into concrete enforcement action. #EnvironmentalCrime #ForestryCrime

[ICCWC @ICCWC_WFC]

In 2025, ICCWC supported 140 countries in strengthening their responses to wildlife and forest crime through capacity-building, technical assistance, operational support and international cooperation.

Countries made progress in using ICCWC tools and services, enhancing multi-agency collaboration and turning strategic commitments into concrete enforcement action.

Through the combined expertise of its five partner organizations, @CITES, @INTERPOL_EC, @UNODC_ENV, the @WBG_ClimateEnv and the @WCO_OMD, ICCWC is helping strengthen criminal justice systems and build a more coordinated global response to wildlife crime.

Discover more achievements, impacts and country successes in the ICCWC Annual Report 2025: https://t.co/mrw8jhfRNh

#ICCWC #TogetherAgainstWildlifeCrime #WorldFreeofWildlifeCrime #AnnualReport

[ICCWC @ICCWC_WFC]

Wildlife crime is changing. So must the response. 🌐

As technology transforms the way the world connects, it also creates new opportunities for criminal networks. Building digital and investigative capabilities helps authorities stay ahead of evolving wildlife crime threats and strengthen enforcement efforts across borders.

Through its training, tools and capacity-building initiatives, ICCWC supports countries in adapting to emerging challenges and strengthening the global response to wildlife crime.

#ICCWC #TogetherAgainstWildlifeCrime #WorldFreeofWildlifeCrime #CyberCrime

[INTERPOL Environmental Crime @INTERPOL_EC]

INTERPOL🤝Indonesia strengthen cooperation to connect #EnvironmentalCrime cases and trace illicit assets across Southeast Asia and beyond.

Continued work through projects like LEAP help support investigations and share intelligence on forestry crime.

[INTERPOL Environmental Crime @INTERPOL_EC]

Sharing information, building trust, strengthening security. Today on #PoliceCooperationDay, INTERPOL recognizes the power of international cooperation in the fight against crime #EnvironmentalCrime. 🐢🌊🌳

[INTERPOL @INTERPOL_HQ]

Police cooperation turns information into action, helping protect people and prevent harm.

This @UN International Day of Police Cooperation, we’re highlighting what can happen when law enforcement and partners work together across borders and sectors.

Because one connection can change what happens next.

#PoliceCooperationDay

[INTERPOL @INTERPOL_HQ]

Police cooperation turns information into action, helping protect people and prevent harm.

This @UN International Day of Police Cooperation, we’re highlighting what can happen when law enforcement and partners work together across borders and sectors.

Because one connection can change what happens next.

#PoliceCooperationDay

[INTERPOL Environmental Crime @INTERPOL_EC]

Always a pleasure to work alongside our #ICCWCC colleagues. Strong partnerships are essential to tackling environmental crime. #TogetherAgainstCrime

[ICCWC @ICCWC_WFC]

Tackling wildlife crime requires strong partnerships and sustained political commitment.

Today, the #ICCWC Senior Experts Group met with EU Member of the European Parliament (@Europarl_EN) César Luena (@cesarluena) to discuss the importance of addressing wildlife crime and to highlight ICCWC's latest achievements in supporting countries and partners in this fight.

Through collaboration, innovation and targeted capacity-building, ICCWC continues to strengthen efforts to prevent, detect and combat wildlife and forest crime worldwide.

#TogetherAgainstWildlifeCrime #WorldFreeofWildlifeCrime

[ICCWC @ICCWC_WFC]

🐢 Wildlife crime can be hidden in plain sight.

From live animals concealed in luggage to illegally traded wildlife products mixed with legitimate shipments, traffickers often seek to evade detection. Through capacity-building, tools and coordinated support, ICCWC helps authorities strengthen their ability to identify and combat wildlife crime. ICCWC supports countries in preventing, detecting, investigating and addressing wildlife crime more effectively.

🔗 Learn more about ICCWC: https://t.co/huvSRCi3et

#ICCWC #TogetherAgainstWildlifeCrime #WorldFreeOfWildlifeCrime

[INTERPOL Environmental Crime @INTERPOL_EC]

📰 Projects like GAIA are made possible through strong partnerships & dedicated commitments.
The German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMUKN/IKI) plays a vital role in supporting cooperation and coordinated action to combat #EnvironmentalCrime

#SDG16

[INTERPOL @INTERPOL_HQ]

👤 511 investigations. 225 arrests. 500+ criminal entities identified.

When criminal networks are dismantled, the environment is protected, communities are safer and economies are more resilient. Project Gaia contributes significantly to how INTERPOL makes that happen.

At the Hamburg Sustainability Conference, @INTERPOL_EC presented the operational impact of Project Gaia which connects national police forces across the Americas, Asia and Africa to track down the criminal networks behind illegal mining, deforestation, wildlife trafficking, IUU fishing and waste pollution.

Today, INTERPOL and @IKI_BMZ advanced Project Gaia into its next phase with a commitment of USD 1.5 million to strengthen the fight against transnational environmental crime.

Strong partnerships deliver strong results. 🤝

➡️ 🔗 https://t.co/05RBTHYx6C

[INTERPOL Environmental Crime @INTERPOL_EC]

🟢At the Rio Nature and Climate Week, one message was clear: nature and climate commitments mean nothing if criminal networks keep destroying our forests, oceans and wildlife with impunity.

This has to change.
More convictions, less impunity
#EnvironmentalCrime
#SDG16

[Dominique Bahorera @DBahorera]

The fight against wildlife trafficking is a fight for our planet’s future. Together, across borders, we can turn commitment into action and safeguard our natural heritage for generations to come.
#EnvironmentalCrime #INTERPOL #InternationalCooperation #WildlifeProtection

[ICCWC @ICCWC_WFC]

Happy #WorldOceansDay! 🌊

This year’s theme calls on us to act beyond borders and #Reimagine our relationship with the ocean. Stronger global cooperation is essential to combat wildlife crime and sustain our shared marine ecosystems.

In 2025, enforcement actions under Operation Thunder, supported by #ICCWC, uncovered a significant number of marine species trafficking cases, including shark fins, coral and abalone.

Learn more: https://t.co/kiyQInZpXu

#TogetherAgainstWildlifeCrime

@CITES
@INTERPOL_EC
@UNODC_ENV
@WBG_ClimateEnv
@WCO_OMD

[INTERPOL Environmental Crime @INTERPOL_EC]

@INTERPOL_HQ works with member countries to detect & disrupt #IUUFishing across the full supply chain — from vessel operations at sea to catch moving through global markets.

Protecting our oceans means tackling the criminal networks behind them.

#FightIUUFishing #PSMA10

[INTERPOL Environmental Crime @INTERPOL_EC]

Today is the Int'l Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported & Unregulated #IUUFishing 🎣

IUU fishing doesn't stop at sea. It's linked to human trafficking, drug trafficking, money laundering & document fraud. It threatens food security & the safety of vulnerable communities

[INTERPOL Environmental Crime @INTERPOL_EC]

🇪🇺🎣Dark vessels. Shell companies. Complex oversight. INTERPOL experts took the floor @Europarl_EN 's #PECH hearing to show how criminal ntwrks exploit the fisheries sector- calling for joint enforcement cooperation #IUU

[INTERPOL Environmental Crime @INTERPOL_EC]

🪙 Turning dirty gold ➡️clean profit 💰

Illicit trade in gold, coltan & rare earths is surging, driven by complex criminal supply chains

Minerals crime experts gathered to map how illegal extraction, smuggling, laundering & trade-based manipulation fuel illegal mining networks