Mapping Illicit Supply Networks to Combat Conservation Crimes at their Convergence

The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs' (OES) Office of Conservation and Water (ECW) at the Department of State, announces the Notice of Funding Opportunity ("NOFO") for Mapping Illicit Supply Networks to Combat Conservation Crimes at their Convergence, to work with developing countries and partners to gather data and build capacity to identify, analyze, and map the illegal and illicit supply networks associated with conservation crimes, and areas of convergence among them (whether convergence of actors, financial flows, geography, etc) in the Mekong region. The program will focus on Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. The results aim to influence policy makers in this region, and will inform ongoing U.S. programs and the design and implementation of future interventions to assist developing countries in combating conservation crimes.