All States, but particularly developing countries and countries with economies in transition, can benefit from regional and sub-regional training programmes for officials with enforcement-related responsibilities. Developing such programmes jointly for detecting and prosecuting environmental crimes allows two areas that go hand-in-hand to receive the emphasis they need; those whose responsibility it is to detect environmental crime need to be aware of the necessary elements for prosecution and those responsible for such prosecution need to know what is involved in detecting such crimes.
Addressing such training at the regional and sub-regional level allows States to avoid duplication of efforts in enforcement training and also to build informal and formal networks among enforcement personnel.
Examples of such training programmes include the Green Customs Initiative (described in a case study following Guideline 33(f)
) and efforts by the Lusaka Agreement Task Force (described in case studies following the introductions to Guidelines 43 and 48).