Where nature crimes take hold

Ahetaha Water Conservation Association–AWCA

Knowledge to protect community lands in Solomon Islands

AWCA works with rural communities in Solomon Islands to strengthen access to information, environmental education and knowledge of their rights in response to illegal logging, mining and other environmental crimes affecting their lands and natural resources.

Progressio Ecuador

Acción comunitaria para la protección del manglar

Progressio Ecuador trabaja con comunidades del Archipiélago de Jambelí para fortalecer el monitoreo comunitario, la coordinación local y la acción colectiva frente a la tala ilegal, los delitos asociados a la pesca y otras presiones que amenazan el manglar.

Herramientas

Manual para hablar con niñas, niños y adolescentes sobre violencia y crimen organizado

La violencia afecta de distintas maneras a niñas, niños y adolescentes. Este manual ofrece herramientas y orientaciones para acompañar conversaciones sobre estos temas desde sus distintas realidades.

Resilience Fund

'Surely, the drone operators see the schools'

Mr. Onel François, Director of the Petit Cœur de Jesus School in Cité Soleil, is raising serious concerns regarding the escalation of government drone operations in the area since mid-January. According to his account, the increased frequency of aerial strikes has heightened risks for densely populated civilian neighborhoods, including zones where schools remain operational.

Why UN engagement matters for strengthening state resilience to organized crime

Civil society voices are essential to strengthening resilience against organized crime. As the 35th CCPCJ convenes in Vienna, Resilience partners bring local experiences into global policy discussions.

Save Philippine Seas

Training for shark protection

When narratives change, responses follow. In the Philippines, strengthening local knowledge about sharks is reducing social acceptance of their illegal trade. Save Philippine Seas is driving this shift from communities.

Women leading the charge

Fighting environmental crime

Environmental crime is not victimless. Across continents, women stand at the frontlines resisting threats and building resilience against environmental crime.

Building community security in Somalia

From silence to partnership

SAARO’s work unfolds in a context where armed groups rely on extortion, intimidation, and territorial control to exert influence. In such settings, approaches rooted in community ownership become essential. This experience shows how locally driven collaboration can reduce harm, rebuild trust, and produce tangible improvements in safety.

How communities are building resilience in Haiti

From the ground up

As gang violence reshapes daily life in Haiti, communities are building resilience through safe spaces, skills training, and local networks to counter violence and gang recruitment.

Disappearances by organized crime

A practical resource for individuals, families and communities affected by disappearances linked to organized crime, and for those supporting them.

Stories from the Journalism Fellowship

Investigating illicit economies and instability in West Africa

Extremist groups in West Africa are increasingly consolidating territorial control and expanding their operations, often financed through illicit economies. By documenting these dynamics, journalists help communities and policymakers understand how illicit markets shape insecurity and social instability.

Lessons of Resilience: Experiences, challenges, and insights from the ground

Join us to reflect on local action, explore innovative responses, and highlight how communities shape safer futures despite challenges. Interpretation available / Interpretación disponible / Interprétation disponible