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:

1. Why investigating illegal wildlife trade is important
2. The financial effects of illegal plants and wildlife trade to society
3. 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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