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 framework for international cooperation to prevent and combat illicit trafficking in wildlife”, 1 Recalling Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime resolutions 10/6 of 16 October 2020, 2 11/3 of 21 October 2022 3 and 12/4 of 18 October 2024, 4 on tackling crimes that affect the environment, Recalling also Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption resolution 8/12 of 20 December 2019, entitled “Preventing and combating corruption as it relates to crimes that have an impact on the environment”, 5 Recognizing the importance of respecting multilateral environmental agreements to which States are Parties and their mandates, and of avoiding duplication of efforts, Recalling the Kyoto Declaration on Advancing Crime Prevention, Criminal Justice and the Rule of Law, 6 in which Member States expressed deep concern about the negative impact of crimes that affect the environment and affirmed their endeavour to adopt effective measures to prevent and combat crimes that affect the environment, such as illicit trafficking in wild fauna and flora, including timber and timber products, in hazardous wastes and other wastes and in precious metals, stones and other minerals, and poaching, Acknowledging the important role of relevant international and regional organizations and entities, within their respective mandates, including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), the World Customs Organization, the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, the World Bank, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, the secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the secretariat of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, in supporting States in their efforts to effectively prevent and combat crimes that affect the environment, including through effective interagency partnerships, such as the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime and the Green Customs Initiative, and underscoring in this regard the crucial importance of further enhancing inter-agency cooperation and coordination on the matter, as appropriate, Recognizing the need for a balanced, integrated, evidence-based, sustainable, comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach and response to address the complex and multifaceted challenges related to crimes that affect the environment, Recalling the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 7 in which the General Assembly recognized, within the scope of the Declaration, inter alia, the right to the conservation and protection of the environment, _______________ 1 See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 2022, Supplement No. 10 (E/2022/30), chap. I, sect. C. 2 See CTOC/COP/2020/10, sect. I.A. 3 See CTOC/COP/2022/9, sect. I.A. 4 See CTOC/COP/2024/11, sect. I.A. 5 See CAC/COSP/2019/17, sect. I.B. 6 Resolution 76/181, annex. 7 Resolution 61/295, annex. 2/6 25-20945