The project Transfrontier Collaboration in wildlife management with a special focus on wildlife crime is a collaboration between the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, The County Board of Värmland (Sweden), Natural Resources Institute Finland LUKE and Police Academy in Oslo (Norway). The project is closely working with national and regional authorities and agencies in all three countries throughout the project.

This project, funded by the Nordic Working Group for Biodiversity (NBM) under the Nordic Council of Ministers and supported by partner organizations, successfully strengthened cross-border collaboration in governance, management, and law enforcement related to Fennoscandian large carnivores. By mapping existing structures and assessing networking levels, the project identified key opportunities and challenges in transboundary cooperation. It proposed a structural model to enhance collaboration, laying the foundation for future efforts despite limitations in producing a comprehensive implementation plan.Overall, the project successfully set the stage for deeper and more structured transboundary cooperation in large carnivore management and wildlife crime prevention. By identifying existing gaps, engaging key stakeholders, and proposing concrete models for collaboration, it provided a critical stepping stone towards more coordinated and resilient cross-border governance in the Nordic region.