Sarah Stoner is keen for illegal wildlife trade (tigers, elephants, turtles etc.) to be examined from a criminal perspective and to be treated as a serious transnational crime. She currently leads the Intelligence Development Unit at the Wildlife Justice Commission. On the stage of TEDxVitosha COUNTDOWN Sarah tells the story of the pangolin - the most trafficked mammal on the planet. By using criminal intelligence she shows how tracking of the criminals happens across the globe, and how by means of technology and data we can fight illegal wildlife trade. Sarah Stoner is keen for illegal wildlife trade (tigers, elephants, turtles etc.) to be examined from a criminal perspective and to be treated as a serious, transnational crime. She passionately advocates for the greater use of intelligence analysis to tackle this type of crime. Sarah was professionally trained at UK’s Greater Manchester Police, working on serious and organised crime, including a Counter Terrorism Unit deployment. She developed an interest in conservation issues whilst working at the UK’s Wildlife Crime Unit in Scotland, which led her to an analytical position with TRAFFIC, based in Malaysia working on regional wildlife trade related issues.
She currently leads the Intelligence Development Unit at the Wildlife Justice Commission. Ms Stoner has over 16 years’ experience working in intelligence and analysis in a law enforcement context. Focused on applying these techniques to help combat wildlife crime in the last 12 years. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
28 сен 2024
