The Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System

In The Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System, Remi Chandran chronicles a twenty-year journey to develop an innovative tool that enhances wildlife law enforcement information sharing through mapping technology. The book examines the intrinsic challenges of data sharing, which is shackled by conflicting regulations, ideologies, and institutional barriers. By exploring the changes in the wildlife-trade policy system and the evolving roles of key actors, Chandran reveals how these shifts transformed the Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System (WEMS). The novel WEMS initiative redefined data-exchange practices and shaped the way for platforms like the Digital Public Infrastructure to tackle humanature conflicts. More than a technical achievement, this is a story of collaboration, resilience, and shared knowledge.

Discusses challenges in policy implementation across the international wildlife policy subsystem Illustrates the use of GIS to track, trail, and prevent wildlife crime Showcases the intricate relationship between digital technologies, governance, and stakeholder collaboration

Autorentext

Remi Chandran is an environmental governance specialist with over thirty years experience at the intersection of public policy, geospatial technology, and sustainability. As founder of the Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System (WEMS) Initiative, he transformed enforcement information systems by introducing the academic community into a domain traditionally dominated by enforcement agencies setting a global precedent for data transparency and collaborative governance. He currently serves as a Senior Expert at the Remote Sensing Technology Center of Japan (RESTEC), advising on geospatial strategies for climate action, biodiversity conservation, forest monitoring, and digital public infrastructure. In addition, he acts as an Advisor to the Lusaka Agreement Task Force in Nairobi, the UN Maps Programme at the United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC) in Brindisi, Italy, and as a Visiting Researcher at the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) in Japan. Remi holds a PhD in Public Policy and Environmental Governance from the University of Twente, Netherlands, and an MSc in Agriculture from University College Dublin, Ireland. His career reflects a longstanding commitment to bridging data, diplomacy, and design thinking, advancing systems-based approaches to contemporary environmental challenges. He is a recipient of the Irish Government Bilateral Fellowship (1995 1997), the European Union Erasmus Mundus Fellowship (2010), and the UNU-IAS PhD Fellowship (2012 2014).

Inhalt

Chapter1: If WEMS is the Solution What is the Problem.- Chapter2: Historical Overview of Multilateral Agreements, CITE Enforcement efforts and the Development of the Wildlife Enforcement Monitoring System.- Chapter3: The Workings of International Wildlife Politics and Policy Domains.- Chapter4: Stakeholder Policy Beliefs in the Wildlife Policy Subsystem in Asia and Africa.- Chapter5: Explaining Policymaking on WEMS in Asia and Africa.- Chapter6: Bridging Multiple Social Worlds Boundary work in the adoption of WEMS.- Chapter7: Moving Beyond Enforcement.