The Amazon is facing an urgent and complex crisis where environmental crimes like illegal logging, wildlife trafficking and the drug trade are increasingly intertwined, driven by corruption and impunity.

At the 7th plenary session of the Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum, we will discuss how multiple criminal economies converge in the Amazon and how corruption enables these networks.

Key speakers

• Mauricio Cabrera Leal, Vice Minister of Environmental Policies and Regulations, Colombian Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development
• Melina Risso, Program Director, Igarapé Institute
• Marcelo Oliveira, Senior Programme Officer, WWF Brazil
• Renata Cao de la Fuente, Project Leader for Latin America, TRAFFIC (moderator)

Breakouts

During interactive breakout rooms, participants can dive deeper into specific themes:

1. Transparency, accountability and open data, facilitated by Gabriel Šípoš (TRAFFIC) and Magaly Avila (Proética – Transparency International Peru).
2. Law enforcement and prosecution, facilitated by Walter Delgado and Amanda Cabrejo le Roux (Basel Institute)
3. Border regions and local monitoring, facilitated by Bram Ebus (Amazon Underworld) and Karen Noboa (TRAFFIC)

Details and registration

• Date and time: 29 April: 09:00 Mexico City, 10:00 Lima, 11:00 New York, 16:00 London, 17:00 Paris
• Register here
• The meeting will be held on Zoom in English with simultaneous interpretation in French, Portuguese and Spanish.
• It is open to current Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum members and those potentially interested in joining.