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The Enivronmental Crime Crisis - Threats to Sustainable Development from Illegal Exploitation and Trade in Wildlife and Forest Resources. A UNEP Rapid Assessment
… national organized environmental crime may include illegal logging, poaching and trafficking of a wide range of animals, … from wildlife crime is dwarfed by the income from illegal logging and forest crime. Forest crime, such as illegal logging, has previously been estimated to represent a value …
Wildlife and Forest Crime Toolkit (Revised Edition)
… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 3.1 Illegal logging and harvesting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … range of wildlife and forest offences, includ- ing illegal logging and illegal trade in timber and a lack of adherence … resources becoming threatened by, inter alia, illegal logging, illegal trade in timber products, poaching and …
The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security
… • Forestry crimes including corporate crimes and illegal logging account for an estimated 51–152 billion USD; • … in recent years have been convicted for illegal logging and laundering of hundreds of millions of USD in … forests Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated fishing Illegal logging and trade Illegal extraction and trade in minerals …
World Wildlife Crime Report - Trafficking in protected species
… wider range of national and local agencies. The topics of logging and fishing in par- ticular are often regulated by … logs and timber seizures (tons), 2005-2015 Illegal logging is one of the most destructive wildlife crimes, as it … publi- cally auctioned by the seizing state. Generalized logging bans can give officials a basis for action at logging …
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and overseas environmental crimes: How did we get here and what happens next?
… Russian officials in return for fishing rights.5 Illegal logging raises similar concerns about corruption. In 2010, … Nations Office on Drugs and Crime reported on illegal logging in Indonesia: Illegal logging [in Indonesia] relies on corruption to stay in …
Strategic Report: Environment, Peace and Security - a Convergence of Threats
… activities associated with and resulting from illegal logging, illegal fishing and illegal mining deplete the … with correspondingly serious convictions. Cases of illegal logging and money laundering worth hundreds of millions of US … for Forests) focuses on forestry crime, that is illegal logging and timber trafficking. While the project is not …
Illicit wildlife trafficking: An environmental economic and social issue
… cent of the reported value of catches;3 and global illegal logging, including processing, is estimated to be worth … estimated €10-€15 billion is lost annually through illegal logging;18 5 May 2014 ● Shark harvest and trade includes … Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, and illegal logging / forest crime. It should also be cross-cutting in …
Significant Trade in Wildlife: A Review of selected species in CITES Appendix II - Volume 1 Mammals
… THREATS TO SURVIVAL Cameroon In the early 1970s intensive logging was destroying Colobus habitat. The species was … also being cleared for tea plantations (Redfern, 1985). Logging and the activities of charcoal burners and … No information. Ivory Coast Habitat destruction through logging and slash and burn cultivation is one of the major …
Special Issue on Wildlife Trafficking II
… billions of dollars. The World Bank estimated that illegal logging alone generates approximately $10–15 billion annually … IMPROVING CRIMINAL JUSTICE EFFORTS TO COMBAT ILLEGAL LOGGING vii (2012). Plant-related crime, particularly … and Energy Act of 2008 ( § 8204 on prevention of illegal logging practices), the Lacey Act was amended to cover a much …
CITES and CBNRM. Proceedings of an international symposium on “The relevance of CBNRM to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries”
… In Tanzania, vested political-economic interests in the logging and charcoal trade, both at national and local … and National Development: Lessons Learned from a Logging Boom in Southern Tanzania. TRAFFIC East/Southern … (e.g. Fa 2000). Often the bushmeat trade is facilitated by logging activities, because logging roads provide easy access …