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.
Ouro Alvo/Ouroteca
“Gold Library” – database with samples obtained from different parts of Brazil that allows the federal police to create a chemical fingerprint of each sample, which they can then use to cross-reference the origin of seized or suspicious gold.
RhODIS
Database that gathers DNA profiles and the location of rhinos in South Africa. When authorities confiscate rhino horn, they can run a DNA test to determine its exact origin. This is intended to serve as a deterrent to poachers and assist in prosecutions.
SEINEF
Web platform that requires actors along the supply chain to enter volume and authorization information. The system allows government officials and law enforcement officers to follow the flow of timber products from the forest to buyers, and identify discrepancies in volumes, species and products reported.