How corruption fuels wildlife trafficking: undercover investigations into Chinese criminal networks in Latin America
This meeting of the Follow-the-Money Working Group of the Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum will explore how corruption networks function in practice.
Nicole Byrd, will share firsthand insights from Earth League International's intelligence and undercover investigations in Latin America. She will present the concrete ways Chinese criminal networks have been using corruption to facilitate and grow wildlife trafficking operations in the region.
Drawing on case studies from the region, the discussion will also examine potential opportunities to leverage anti-money laundering frameworks and anti-corruption tools to counter wildlife trafficking.
Speaker
- Nicole Byrd, Strategic Analysis and Publications Manager, Earth League International
Details
The meeting is open to current members of the Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum and its Follow-the-Money, as well as those potentially interested in joining.The session was held on Zoom in English, with simultaneous interpretation in Spanish and French.
Date and time: 3 June 2026, 09.00 EST / 15.00 CET
Relevant resources
- Money Talks: Ten Years of Firsthand Corruption Reporting from ELI Investigations
- Criminals Showed ELI How Much They Rely on Corruption
Organisers
The Countering Environmental Corruption Practitioners Forum is a joint initiative of World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Basel Institute on Governance, Transparency International and TRAFFIC.
