Dr. Scott Grob is a subject matter expert for ACAMS. He was previously interviewed in Episode 14 about the CAMS credential. While working in Hong Kong, he experienced illegal wildlife and natural resources trade.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Why investigating illegal wildlife trade is important
- The financial effects of illegal plants and wildlife trade to society
- The training and resources available to identify this problem
ACAMS-WWF (free training) Ending Illegal Wildlife Trade
https://www.acams.org/en/training/certificates/ending-illegal-wildlife-trade
FATF Guidance
https://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/methodsandtrends/documents/money-laundering-wildlife-trade.html
Egmont Group / ECOFEL report
https://egmontgroup.org/en/content/ecofel-financial-investigations-wildlife-crime-report-now-available-0
Latest Traffic research
https://www.traffic.org/publications/reports/the-illegal-wildlife-trade-and-the-banking-sector-in-china-the-need-for-a-zero-tolerance-approach/
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