Tackling illicit trafficking in wild fauna and flora, including timber and timber products, the illegal mining of and illicit trafficking in minerals and precious metals, illicit trafficking in waste and other crimes that affect the environment A/RES/80/227 11. Also encourages Member States to develop or amend their national legislation, as necessary and appropriate, in accordance with the fundamental principles of their domestic law, so that trafficking in wild fauna and flora, including timber and timber products, can be considered as a predicate offence, as defined in the Organized Crime Convention and as mandated in its article 6, for the purposes of money-laundering offences and are actionable under domestic legislation on proceeds of crime, so that assets derived from such crimes can be seized, confiscated and disposed of; 12. Further encourages Member States, within their means, to cooperate with each other in providing technical assistance in relation to illicit trafficking in minerals and precious metals to law enforcement personnel in terms of identifying, investigating, taking samples, dispatching samples to laboratories for analysis, recording and reporting seizures and producing relevant statistics on seizures and prosecutions at the national level, as well as through financial investigation techniques that take into consideration, where appropriate, relevant international standards and through the establishment of multi-agency and joint investigations; 13. Encourages Member States, in accordance with their domestic law, to work in cooperation with each other and with relevant organizations and stakeholders to identify and promote the use of solutions that utilize technology, in particular in regard to illicit trafficking in wild fauna and flora, including timber and timber products, and in minerals and precious metals, as well as illicit trafficking in waste and other crimes that affect the environment, in order to promote identification, traceability and authentication for forensic science applications to support criminal prosecutions, while respecting applicable international trade rules and agreements; 14. Also encourages Member States, where relevant and appropriate, to enhance cooperation for the timely and cost-efficient repatriation of live illegally traded wildlife, including eggs, consistent with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, 10 and also, where relevant and appropriate, to enhance information-sharing among national and international authorities on the seizure of illegally traded wildlife and wildlife products in order to facilitate follow-up investigation and prosecution; 15. Urges States, in that regard, to adopt concrete and effective measures to recover and return, in appropriate cases, the proceeds of and assets derived from such crimes, in accordance with the Organized Crime Convention and the United Nations Convention against Corruption, and emphasizes the importance of enhancing measures for the recovery and return of those assets and proceeds; 16. Encourages Member States, in accordance with their national law, to investigate, as appropriate, the financial aspect of crimes that affect the environment, and encourages the increased use of financial investigation techniques, including through the establishment of multi-agency and joint investigation teams, and publicprivate collaboration, where appropriate, to identify criminals and their networks; 17. Also encourages Member States to increase international cooperation in order to strengthen the appropriate capacity of law enforcement agencies to monitor and investigate illegal online trade that facilitates illicit trafficking in wildlife, timber and timber products, minerals, precious metals and waste, including hazardous waste, collect and analyse relevant evidence, including through the use of digital forensics, and develop enforcement countermeasures, including, when relevant, by engaging in public-private collaboration and supply and demand reduction efforts in order to establish strategies to prevent illegal online trade; _______________ 10 25-20945 Ibid., vol. 993, No. 14537. 5/6