Restorative approaches to wildlife crimes in South Africa

Presented by ANU College of Asia & the Pacific

Join Ashleigh Dore in a discussion on the harm that occurs from wildlife crimes in South Africa and explore a novel approach to justice for these and other environmental crimes.

Restorative justice is well established in many jurisdictions with the United Nations confirming it is an inclusive, flexible and participatory approach to crime. This presentation showcases a pilot project from South Africa exploring restorative justice approaches to wildlife crimes.

This presentation will detail the harm resulting from wildlife related crimes in South Africa, the approach to restorative justice the pilot project has taken and key outcomes and learnings of the project to date. While informed by learnings from South Africa, this presentation will share best practice to inform restorative justice approaches in other jurisdictions.

This project and seminar is made possible through the generous support of the WWF Khetha Programme, USAID, GreenMatter, the Harry Crossly Foundation and the Lewis Foundation.

About the speaker

Ashleigh Dore is the manager of the Environmental Restorative Justice Pilot Project and the Wildlife and Law Project at the Endangered Wildlife Trust in South Africa. She is an environmental lawyer, currently undertaking a PhD in environmental law at the University of Cape Town and is admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa. Ashleigh has a keen interest in exploring legal approaches and solutions to complex conservation challenges. Her research focuses are environmental law (specifically law relating to biodiversity), environmental offences and restorative justice.

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Image credit: Image of rhino and juvenile rhino crossing the road by Ashleigh Dore