Speakers‘ contributions: Wildlife Trafficking, Deforestation and Illegal Logging

Setting the scene

• Introduction to environmental, economic, social and criminal impacts of wildlife trafficking, deforestation and illegal logging

EU legislation, policy and case law

• Main features in the international law framework
• Wildlife protection, trade and trafficking
• Case study on illegal wildlife trafficking
• Forest protection and logging

Protection of the environment through criminal law

• The Environmental Crime Directive
• EU actors and instruments for cooperation
• Investigation, prosecution and adjudication of wildlife and forest-related crimes and offences
• Case study on deforestation and illegal timber trade, and on wildlife trafficking
• Combatting wildlife and forest-related crimes in practice

Enforcement at national level

• Case study on medicinal products from CITES-listed plants
• The role of national judges and prosecutors in enforcing EU legislation on wildlife trafficking, deforestation and illegal logging – focus on preliminary reference and the requirement for access to justice

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