LAR 4.3

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Category

Competence Level

Category name:

Upholding laws and regulations

Category code:

LAR

Category function:

Ensuring that laws regulations and rights affecting protected areas and biodiversity are upheld.

Competence level:

LEVEL 4

Code:

4

Scope of work:

Direction and management of large organisations.

Typical function:

EXECUTIVE

Knowledge statement:

Coordinate development and implementation of standards and operating procedures for law enforcement crime prevention and security in a protected area system.

Knowledge criterion:

Major threats to PA values and their sources and root causes. National and international policy and legislation. Principles and practice of law enforcement and security operations. Different approaches required for different types of crime (e.g. organised environmental crime and local illegal activity related to subsistence and conflicts over rights).

Performance criterion:

Working with law enforcement authorities PA directors managers and stakeholders to identify and develop priorities strategies and approaches. Developing norms standards and operating procedures and ensuring that protected areas adopt them. Ensuring that responses to illegal activities are legal appropriate and ethical. ? Allocating adequate resources for law enforcement and providing comprehensive support for front line rangers. Ensuring provision of training and equipment for law enforcement personnel.