ECO-SOLVE Global Monitoring System

Tool Description : An OSINT and AI-enabled monitoring platform for identifying and analysing online environmental crime, particularly illegal wildlife trade (IWT).

ECO-SOLVE Global Monitoring System

Quick Overview

URL

https://www.ecosolve.eco/dashboard

What it does

Monitors online environmental crime and analyses data relating to illicit wildlife trade.

How to use it

Explore the dashboard, filter relevant datasets and analyse trends, species, locations and trafficking activity.

Cost

Free.

Account required

No for the public-facing dashboard.

Google analytics.

Ownership

A programme of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC). ECO-SOLVE is an EU-funded project within the EU's Global Illicit Flows Programme.

Use in Reporting

Supports research into online wildlife trafficking, environmental crime, trafficking patterns, species and markets.

What does ECO-SOLVE Global Monitoring System do?

The ECO-SOLVE Global Monitoring System uses AI and OSINT methodologies to monitor online environmental crime and transform collected data into actionable intelligence. Its primary focus is illicit wildlife trade, including online advertisements and activity involving protected and threatened species.

The system forms part of the wider ECO-SOLVE programme, which aims to monitor illicit online environmental trade and produce information that can support law enforcement, policymakers and other relevant stakeholders.

Data from online wildlife-trafficking monitoring is presented through an interactive interface.

The lowdown: It’s a specialist environmental-crime intelligence resource rather than a general-purpose search engine.

How to Use:

1. Open the GMS dashboard and identify the relevant environmental-crime or wildlife-trade dataset.

2. Use the available filters and visualisations to examine relevant species, locations, platforms, advertisements, trends or other indicators of illicit trade.

3. Record relevant findings and cross-check significant results against the underlying source material and independent OSINT sources before using them in reporting.

Cost

Free
Partially Free
Paid

Data Processing

Account Required:

No for the public-facing dashboard.

Cookies:

Google Analytics cookies (_ga and _ga_KMYCNBBLVR) were observed. These are used for website analytics, including distinguishing visitors and measuring sessions and interactions.

Use in Reporting

ECO-SOLVE Global Monitoring System fits best during the discovery, enrichment, analysis and verification stages of the OSINT workflow. Investigators can use it after identifying a suspected wildlife-trafficking activity, species, advertisement, platform or geographic area to establish the wider environmental-crime and illicit wildlife-trade context.

It's particularly valuable for specialist wildlife-trafficking investigations, where it can provide structured data and analytical context that would be difficult to obtain through ordinary web searches. However, as always, it's not a substitute for direct source verification or broader OSINT collection.

Summary

ECO-SOLVE is a programme of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC). The official ECO-SOLVE site describes it as an EU-funded project within the European Union's Global Illicit Flows Programme, focused on environmental crime.

Ownership

Ethical Considerations

Take care when handling information concerning protected or endangered species, as publication could potentially facilitate targeting or exploitation.
Treat GMS records as indicators, not proof of criminality, trafficking or identity.
Verify significant findings against the underlying source and independent evidence.
Avoid unnecessarily collecting or recording personal information.
Do not use GMS results alone to make decisions that could materially affect an individual.