In this monthly meeting of the Follow-the-Money Working Group, Jessica Graham of JG Global Advisory will share insights on using “crime script analysis” in financial crimes related to wildlife trafficking. 

Crime script analysis is a powerful tool that allows us to understand the complete sequence of decisions and actions leading up to, during and after a crime. By identifying the players involved at each step and describing their tasks, skills and tools, we can gain valuable insights into the dynamics of wildlife trafficking and related financial crimes.

Ukraine’s Restoration is primarily about recovering from the immense human suffering and destruction to infrastructure and the natural environment the war has caused. But the Restoration, which has already begun, also offers a chance for Ukraine to advance towards a climate-neutral and nature-positive future in line with EU ambitions and international obligations. For that to happen, we need to expand the tide of governance reforms currently swelling in the Restoration process to also cover environmental governance.

There is fresh hope for the sustainability and governance of Ukraine’s forests, according to participants from Ukraine’s government and civil society in a Basel Institute webinar on 5 April 2023.

Russia’s war is placing unprecedented stress on the forest sector, they agreed. But the creation of the Forests of Ukraine state enterprise, together with Ukraine’s candidate status for EU membership, offers a promising opportunity to address pre-war corruption and governance issues.

The 2023 OECD Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum focuses on policy solutions and business innovations that strengthen integrity and fight corruption. The Basel Institute has been selected as an official Knowledge Partner and will participate in the following sessions:

1 Incentivising integrity in infrastructure: A systemic and multi-stakeholder approach

24 May 2023 | 14.30-16.00 | OECD Auditorium

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This report offers a detailed deep dive into how corruption fuelled illegal logging in Ukraine during the period before the full-scale war. It explains how the Russian invasion has raised the risks of illegal logging, by increasing demand for wood and its relative value as a resource, and by reducing inspections and civil society oversight.