Amazon Forest Crime Prevention and Indigenous Protectors
The Forest Forces Foundation works to protect nature by forming alliances that connect traditional forest communities with access to technology, science, law enforcement, and justice, at local, national, and international levels. With an estimated 90% of deforestation deemed to be illegal, indigenous communities can achieve new levels of situational crime prevention through collaboration with public prosecutors, the use of GPS-equipped digital camera surveillance, and the implementation of best practices from criminology and crime science. What support do indigenous communities need? How are public prosecutors involved? How, why, and when is crime prevention more effective than law enforcement? Who are the partners and law enforcement agencies that can help mitigate the illegal activities promoted by cattle, soy, mining, and logging interests? Can these strategies be integrated with new approaches to landgrabbing prevention? Join us to meet criminologist Tim Boekhout van Solinge and learn.
Recorded January 24, 2022
References:
Pastoral Land Commission / Comissão Pastoral da Terra
GPS-Supported, Community-Based Forest Crime Prevention in the Brazilian Amazon
Organized Forest Crime: A Criminological Analysis with Suggestions from Timber Forensics
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
10 Essential Facts about Land Reform in Brazil
Insecure Land Rights in Brazil: Consequences for Rural Areas and Challenges for Improvement
Panorama of Property Rights in Rural Brazil: Legislation, Regularization and the Forest Code
Evolution of Land Rights in Rural Brazil: Frameworks for Understanding, Pathways for Improvement
