Tool Type: databases and indexes
Tools that aggregate, store, and organize large datasets or provide indexed rankings, often used to offer insights or create structured references on specific environmental or crime-related topics. Examples include indexes ranking corruption or illegal activity by country.
TimberStats
TimberStats is a new, interactive, data-driven platform that will aid law enforcement and governments in monitoring the timber trade and detecting illegal shipments.
Owls of India ID Guide
An identification guide to support enforcement identify species of Indian owls in illegal trade.
Wildlife Trade Portal
The most comprehensive open-access repository of wildlife seizure data. The Wildlife Trade Portal is an interactive tool that displays TRAFFIC’s open-source wildlife seizure and incident data.
SHERLOC
The SHERLOC portal is an initiative to facilitate the dissemination of information regarding the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the three Protocols thereto and the international legal framework against terrorism. Its legislative database provides data on multiple crime types, including crimes affecting the environment, and corruption.
Guidance To Photographing Live Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles for Identification
Provides standards for capturing and using photographic evidence to support wildlife trade investigations. The guide details best practices for photographing seized wildlife and related materials to ensure the evidence is useful for legal and enforcement purposes. Guidelines aim to enhance the quality and consistency of photographic documentation in wildlife crime cases, supporting effective enforcement and prosecution.
Wildlife Seizure Dashboard
Provides an interactive platform for visualizing and analyzing data related to wildlife trafficking and conservation. It offers detailed maps, charts, and data insights to track illegal wildlife trade trends and hotspots. The dashboard is designed to support researchers, policymakers, and conservationists by providing actionable information to combat wildlife crime and enhance conservation strategies.
OSINT Tracker
Wildlife trafficking offender data is collated by the Southeast Asia Chapter and updated monthly for the United for Wildlife Taskforce. This data features details on nearly 400 arrests of individuals alleged to be trafficking wildlife globally over the past twelve months.
Species Identification Guide for Lao PDR, Myanmar and Thailand
An 89-page guidebook to help enforcement officers identify species openly sold in markets in three Mekong countries. Also available in Burmese, Laotian, Thai, and Chinese.
ARBOR HARBOR
A reference system linking information on trees and their global trade, especially species at risk of over harvesting. The system integrates data on taxonomy, conservation, geography, and trade regulations, all acquired from online databases or primary literature. Intended users include professionals or enthusiasts working with forest resources and their sustainable use.
Global Environmental Crime Tracker
The interactive Global Environmental Crime Tracker has up-to-date data collected from publicly available information, including government reports, enforcement agency press releases and non-governmental and academic papers on environmental crime. It incorporates news media coverage in several languages and other details provided by partner NGOs.