Over the past 15 years, Nicole Byrd has worked drug trafficking, human trafficking, and environmental and wildlife crime. She uses this broad experience to specialize in understanding crime convergence, particularly in illicit financial flows and logistics. Her upcoming publication is on the role of corruption in facilitating environmental crime and wildlife trafficking, co-authored with ELI colleagues.

Publications: 

• Earth League International. (2024, April 22). Operation STELLA MARIS: Shark fin trafficking and crime convergence.
• The Network. (2022). Prosecuting illicit massage networks more effectively. The Network.
• The Network. (2021, September). Factors of successful massage ordinances. The Network.
• The Network. (2022, August). The challenges of illicit ad sites. The Network.
• The Network. (2021, December). Lack of impact data hinders efforts to deter sex buyers. The Network