ABSTRACT
Huge quantities of natural resources are illegally harvested and their proceeds laundered in the Asia-Pacific region, fostering corruption and undermining environmental governance. Most illegal exploitation and pollution occurs in countries with poor governance capacities, but much of the sale for profit and money laundering occurs in mature markets with well-developed governance capacities. Their asymmetrical enforcement capacities can complement each other.
This book explores ways to combat illegal fishing and logging in Asia-Pacific region by the use of cooperative legal measures, particularly anti-money laundering and confiscation of proceeds techniques. Contributors to this volume cover themes including: the nature of transnational environmental crime; patterns in laundering of illicit fish and forest products; networks for distribution of illicit products; weaknesses in current systems for assurance of the legality of products; and international legal cooperation to enforce anti-money laundering laws in relation to illicit products. In considering these topics the book explores how the innovative use of anti-money laundering measures and the seizure of criminal proceeds can as policy options to combat transnational fishery and forestry crimes.
The book will be of keen interest to scholars and students of environmental law and criminal law, and excellent use for practitioners in natural resources conservation law.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |12 pages
Introduction
part |33 pages
Environmental crime in the Asia-Pacific
chapter |13 pages
Transnational environmental crime in the Asia-Pacific
part |33 pages
Laundering the proceeds of environmental crime
chapter |10 pages
Combating environmental crime with anti-money laundering initiatives
part |58 pages
Illegal fishing
chapter |5 pages
Regional plan of action to promote responsible fishing practices in the Southeast Asia region
chapter |12 pages
Following the proceeds of illegal fishing in the Asia-Pacific
part |44 pages
Illegal logging
chapter |14 pages
An integrated law enforcement approach
chapter |10 pages
Limitations of anti-money laundering techniques
part |43 pages
Improving environmental enforcement through financial intelligence cooperation
chapter |28 pages
Governmental coordination to enforce environmental laws
chapter |14 pages
Integrating intelligence functions into environmental regulatory agencies
part |22 pages
Looking to the future