At this month's meeting of the Follow-the-Money Working Group, Melina Risso and Ben Brock will present the findings from their recent reports on financial flows and environmental crimes before opening the floor for Q&A and discussion.

The reports for discussion are:

• Igarapé Institute - "Follow the money: connecting anti-money laundering systems to disrupt environmental crime in the Amazon". April 2023.
• Igarapé Institute - "Global Futures Bulletin: Money laundering from environmental crime". June 2023.
• TRAFFIC & WWF - "Wildlife Money Trails: Building financial investigations from wildlife and timber trafficking cases in the European Union". June 2023.

Melina Risso is the Research Director at the Igarapé Institute. She is also a co-founder of the Agora! Movement, a member of the Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública and a consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank. She has worked on public safety issues for over 15 years.

Ben Brock is a Senior Wildlife Crime Analyst at TRAFFIC. Before his role at TRAFFIC, Ben worked as an Inspector within the UK’s National Crime Agency and built over 15 years of experience in tackling a range of transnational organised crimes.

The meeting will be held on Zoom with with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish and French. Register here.

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Español: En la reunión de este mes del Grupo de Trabajo "Seguimiento del dinero", 

Melina Risso y Ben Brock presentarán las conclusiones de sus recientes informes sobre flujos financieros y delitos contra el medio ambiente, antes de dar paso a las preguntas y respuestas y al debate.

Los informes a debate son:

• Instituto Igarapé - "Follow the money: connecting anti-money laundering systems to disrupt environmental crime in the Amazon". Abril de 2023.
• Instituto Igarapé - "Global Futures Bulletin: Money laundering from environmental crime". Junio de 2023.
• TRAFFIC & WWF - "Wildlife Money Trails: Building financial investigations from wildlife and timber trafficking cases in the European Union". Junio de 2023.

Melina Risso es Directora de Investigación del Instituto Igarapé. ¡También es cofundadora del Movimiento Ágora! miembro del Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública y consultora del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo. Lleva más de 15 años trabajando en temas de seguridad pública.

Ben Brock es Analista Senior de Delitos contra la Vida Silvestre en TRAFFIC. Antes de incorporarse a TRAFFIC, Ben trabajó como inspector en la National Crime Agency del Reino Unido y acumuló más de 15 años de experiencia en la lucha contra diversos tipos de delincuencia organizada transnacional.

La reunión se celebrará en Zoom con interpretación simultánea en español y francés. Inscríbase aquí.

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Français:

Lors de la réunion du groupe de travail "Suivre la piste de l'argent" de ce mois-ci, Melina Risso et Ben Brock présenteront les conclusions de leurs récents rapports sur les flux financiers et les crimes contre l'environnement, avant de laisser la place aux questions-réponses et à la discussion.

Les rapports à discuter sont les suivants :

• Igarapé Institute - "Follow the money : connecting anti-money laundering systems to disrupt environmental crime in the Amazon". Avril 2023.
• Igarapé Institute - "Global Futures Bulletin: Money laundering from environmental crime”. Juin 2023.
• TRAFFIC & WWF - "Wildlife Money Trails: Building financial investigations from wildlife and timber trafficking cases in the European Union". Juin 2023.

Melina Risso est directrice de recherche à l'Institut Igarapé. Elle est également cofondatrice du mouvement Agora ! membre du Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública et consultante à la Banque interaméricaine de développement. Elle travaille sur les questions de sécurité publique depuis plus de 15 ans.

Ben Brock est analyste principal de la criminalité liée aux espèces sauvages à TRAFFIC. Avant de rejoindre TRAFFIC, Ben a travaillé en tant qu'inspecteur au sein de la National Crime Agency britannique et a acquis plus de 15 ans d'expérience dans la lutte contre une série de crimes organisés transnationaux.

La réunion se tiendra sur Zoom avec une interprétation simultanée en espagnol et en français. Inscrivez-vous ici.

About

The Follow-The-Money Working Group is part of a broader Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum created in late 2022 by a consortium of leading conservation and anti-corruption organisations: WWF, TRAFFIC, Transparency International and the Basel Institute on Governance. The Follow-The-Money Working Group is coordinated by the Basel Institute.

Membership is free and open to any professional working (or aspiring) to tackle the illicit finances of environmental criminals.

The monthly meeting is a chance for members to share best practices, challenges and updates on using follow-the-money techniques to detect, investigate and prosecute environmental criminals and their corrupt facilitators. Meetings take place on the third Wednesday of each month.

The meetings take place in English with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish and French.