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The rise of environmental crime - A growing threat to natural resources, peace, development and security
… as conflict minerals, including gold and diamonds. The growth rate of these crimes is astonishing. The report that … possibly more than a quarter of the world’s elephant population has been lost in a decade. However, envi- … with the dramatic 62% decline in the forest elephant population 2002–2011, and a 30% loss of geographical range62 …
The Enivronmental Crime Crisis - Threats to Sustainable Development from Illegal Exploitation and Trade in Wildlife and Forest Resources. A UNEP Rapid Assessment
… have been too modest, and inadequate to the scale and growth of the threat to wildlife and the environment. A … is in the range of 20–25,000 elephants per year out of a population of 420,000–650,000. For the forest elephant, population size has been estimated to decline by ca. 62% …