The Amazon Rainforest is not only a vital ecological treasure, but also a battleground where serious and organised crimes like drugs trafficking, environmental exploitation, and human trafficking converge; these ‘convergent crimes’ have devastating impacts on local communities, green enterprise, and the environment. Addressing the complexities of ‘convergent crimes’ in the Amazon presents significant challenges and opportunities, particularly around fostering effective regional collaboration. However, the advent of frontier technologies offers promising opportunities to bridge these gaps through strengthening deterrence and improving transparency and accountability.
This dialogue will bring together high-level government actors, influential regional institutions, civil society representatives, and technological leaders to foster dialogue, collaboration and develop solutions.