Financial flows associated with illegal wildlife trade: lessons from case reviews in South Africa
Quick Guide 30: Asset recovery legislation
Asset recovery tools are integral to combatting corruption, organised crime, sanctions evasion and other profit-motivated crimes. However, in many states, the range of asset recovery tools available to law enforcement and criminal justice agencies is limited.
This quick guide examines the established good practices in asset recovery legislation as well as less conventional, broader measures. It shows how states can widen their asset recovery toolkit and increase the potential for asset recovery success.
New funding agreement strengthens asset recovery efforts in Mozambique
The Basel Institute's technical assistance to the Prosecutor General’s Office in Mozambique will now continue through 2027, thanks to a second-phase agreement with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Mozambique office.
Since 2018, our locally based team has been helping to build the capacity of the Prosecutor General's Office to investigate and prosecute corruption and related financial crimes, as well as to recover stolen assets. Training support was extended to the country’s Criminal Police in 2022.
Quick Guide 31: The disposal and sharing of confiscated assets
Asset recovery is a critical tool in the fight against corruption and organised crime. But what happens after assets have been confiscated? How can they be most effectively repurposed, in order to contribute to sustainable and equitable development?
This Quick Guide examines the various approaches that states take along these lines – how they allocate recovered funds towards general government spending, redirect assets towards public interest causes or repatriate assets to their country of origin.
A race against time: Europol – Basel Institute on Governance recommendations on preventing and combating the criminal use of cryptocurrencies
These recommendations follow the 7th Global Conference on Criminal Finances and Cryptocurrencies on 26–27 October 2023. The conference was co-organised by Europol and the Basel Institute on Governance and took place in hybrid format at Europol’s headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands.
The five recommendations highlight the need for accelerated action in order to combat the use of crypto assets, as well the allocation of more resources, better training and better collaboration.
They are to:
Memorial service for Gretta Fenner: 8 May 2024
A memorial service for our Managing Director, Gretta Fenner, was held on Wednesday, 8 May at 14:00 CEST at the Grossmünster in Zurich, and streamed live for those unable to attend in person.
The two-hour service was a beautiful occasion for hundreds of family members, friends, colleagues and partners to come together and share their grief at her passing.
Guías de orientación práctica: las ciencias del comportamiento en esfuerzos de conservación
Esta serie de cuatro guías brinda orientación práctica sobre las posibles aplicaciones de las ciencias del comportamiento para mejorar los esfuerzos de conservación y anticorrupción.
Estos recursos se produjeron bajo el proyecto de Targeting Natural Resource Corruption.
Designing social norms and behaviour change interventions: Guidance resources for conservation practitioners
This series of four guides provides practical guidance on the potential applications of behavioural science to enhance anti-corruption and conservation efforts.
The resources were produced under the Targeting Natural Resource Corruption project.
