Integrated Law Enforcement Approach Phase II: Tracking Money Flows from the Forest-related sectors to Curtail Forest-related Crimes in Indonesia (ILEA)

The Integrated Law Enforcement Approach (ILEA) project aims to promote coordinated legal enforcement among major actors in the forestry sector. This project facilitates coordination and collaboration among all actors that are working to curb forestry crime, corruption, and money laundering. The main goal of the project is to develop a more efficient, effective and integrated approach to stop or reduce illegal logging. The project strategy is to 'follow the money' rather than 'follow the wood' of logging operations. Accepted practices of following illegal logs has stopped a relatively small portion of illegal timber being cut. Small-scale operatives and low-level employees of illegal logging operations have been convicted. But following the money trail will lead to key actors in finance and organisation who reap high profits from illegal logging. ILEA will combine measures for countering money laundering and corruption with measures to conserve forests and the environment. The project analyses many instruments, including national laws; international conventions; binding and non-binding international agreements to stop money laundering; prudent financial practices; anti-corruption practices; international government auditing practices and transnational crimes. Project researchers also consider practices in biodiversity, forest conservation, and sustainable development. IILEA works closely with international donors that are currently working or planning to improve the capacity of Indonesian forestry and environmental service units, law enforcement agencies, financial institutions, government auditors, and judicial agencies. ILEA facilitates work on legal reform and cooperation among relevant international donors and law enforcement institutions in Indonesia to take real action to overcome forestry crime.