Our Projects

Current projects include:

  • Working with WWF-Khetha to understand the dynamics of corruption in the GLTFCA & to develop approaches to build resilience to corruption & improve conservation impact.
  • Technical advice to a regional 6-project USAID counter-wildlife crime program, on specific issues (by drawing on a network of experts) e.g. corruption, community-engagement, investigations & prosecutions, behaviour change, gender approaches, building partnerships for sustainability.
  • Supporting & facilitating meetings for a sub-regional four-country government platform that comes together to share information, intelligence, strategies & knowledge on wildlife crime (with GIZ support).

Current projects include:

  • Supporting the Govt of Mozambique on CITES policy development.
  • Working with WWF-Khetha to develop an innovative community crime prevention approach based on lessons from Criminology to tackle rhino & elephant poaching in the GLTFCA.
  • Supporting TRAFFIC with sociological & criminological inputs for an innovative research project ( https://www.traffic.org/publications/reports/the-people-beyond-the-poaching/)
  • Training SADC journalists on IWT.
  • Providing input on IWT & other organised crime networks in key countries for the ENACT / GI Organised Organised Crime Index for Africa.
  • Strategic planning & proposal development for World Bank & INL proposals
  • Advising the Government of Somaliland on CWT strategies & their PA system.
  • Supporting national NGO’s in the region with strategy development, organizational strengthening & fundraising.

Project Partners

“We build systems that emphasise organisational and individual values, ethics and sense of purpose to deliver conservation impact over the long-term, and to help make the world a better place”. Alastair Nelson, Managing Director