Green Carbon, Black Trade

al task forces working with INTERPOL, against logging compa- nies, plantations and mills.

The newly established International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC), chaired by the CITES Secretariat and comprised of INTERPOL, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the World Bank and the World Customs organization (WCO), provides a substantial new commitment to the sharing and coordination of a comprehensive international effort to help combat wildlife crime, including illegal logging. ICCWC represents the entire enforcement chain – customs, police and justice. It also addresses anti-money laundering and serves as a model at the international level for the sort of coop- eration that is required amongst enforcement agencies at the national level to more effectively combat illegal international trade in timber products. The cost of implementing an effective international law en- forcement scheme and training capacity to substantially reduce the emissions from illegal logging is estimated to be approxi- mately US$ 20–30 million dollars annually. While INTERPOL is currently leading the police related law enforcement response through Project LEAF, its success requires strong, constant, and sustainable commitment from governments, civil society, and the private sector.

volvement in illegal practices to discourage investors and stock markets from funding them. When combined with economic incentives, through REDD+ and trade opportunities through CITES and FLEGT, these actions may become successful in reducing deforestation, and ultimately, carbon emissions. Priority attention must also be given to investigation of tax fraud, corruption and anti-laundering, including substantially increasing the investigative and operational capacity of nation-

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