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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
… has been accused of poaching elephants and rhinos to fund their resurgent insurgency.53 Likewise in Asia, … the 1970s, over 100,000 elephants were allegedly killed to fund civil wars in Angola and Mozambique.58 Charles Taylor … phases of Liberia’s civil war.59 Timber resources helped fund the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, and played a role in …
The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security
… million people, have spent around 2% of their proceeds to fund 25–49 different rebel groups. According to some esti- 12 … thrive on the exploitation of natural resources to fund their activities. Examples include Taliban funded by … 80% forest cover Public Forest Law Soy moratorium Amazon Fund is created PPCDAM phase 2 The Brazilian Institute for …