The Illegal Wildlife Trade in Southeast Asia

Acronyms and abbreviations

ACRES

Animal Concerns Research and Education Society

AGO

Indonesia Attorney General’s Office

AMLO

Thailand Anti-Money Laundering Offices

AEG

ASEAN Experts Group on CITES

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

ASEAN-WEN

ASEAN Wildlife Enforcement Network

ASEAN SOMTC

ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime

APG

Asia Pacific Group on Anti-Money Laundering

AVA

Singapore Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority

CBD

the Convention on Biological Diversity

CITES

the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

CMAA

Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement

CPIB

Singapore Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau

DNP

Thailand Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation

ENV

Education for Nature Viet Nam

FATF

Financial Action Task Force

FIU

Financial Intelligence Unit

FTZ

Free Trade Zone

GI-AGB

Viet Nam Government Inspectorate Anti-Corruption Bureau

ICA

Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority

ICCWC

the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime

INTERPOL

the International Criminal Police Organization

KPK

Indonesia Corruption Eradication Commission

MARD

Viet Nam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

MLAT

Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty

MNRE

Thailand Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

MPS

Viet Nam Ministry of Public Safety

NACC

Thailand National Anti-Corruption Commission

NCB

INTERPOL National Contact Bureau

NEST

INTERPOL National Environmental Security Task Force

NIAP

Thailand National Ivory Action Plan

NSCA

Viet Nam National Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption

NRECD

Royal Thai Police, Natural Resources and Environmental Crime Suppression Division

OAG

Indonesia Office of the Attorney General

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PPATK

Indonesia Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre

SCA

Singapore Customs Authority

SDG

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

SPP

Viet Nam Supreme Peoples’ Procuracy

TI

Transparency International

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNODC

United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime

UNTOC

United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime

WARPA

Thailand Wild Animal Reservation and Protection Act, 1992

WEN

Wildlife Enforcement Network

WCS WCU

Wildlife Conservation Society Wildlife Crimes Unit

WWF

World Wildlife Fund