The Asia Environmental Enforcement Recognition of Excellence (AEEE) is conferred to individuals and/or government organizations/teams that demonstrate excellence and outstanding leadership in enforcement of national laws to combat transboundary crime. The thematic scope of the AEEE covers any transboundary crime that affects the environment, including the illegal harvest, trade and transport of endangered wildlife, timber, fish, minerals, and sand, as well as the illegal trade and disposal of waste, chemicals, pesticides, mercury and the illegal trade in ozone-depleting substances and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).