Publication Date: 2014 Given the alarming pace, level of sophistication, and globalized nature that illegal trade in wildlife has now notoriously achieved, UNEP initiated a Rapid Response Assessment to provide some of the latest...
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Abuse of the environment is the fourth largest criminal activity in the world. Worth up to USD 258 billion, it is increasing by five to seven per cent every year and converging with other forms of international crime. It is...
This issue of UN Environment's flagship magazine, Our Planet focuses on Environmental Crime and features in-depth commentary, analysis and recommendations from a number of qualified contributing authors on this most topical of...
This brochure provides a brief summary of an assessment study carried out by UN Environment and WWF (amongst others). It involved case studies on illegal logging, illegal fishing of sturgeon and caviar trade, illegal killing of...
This brochure provides a brief summary of an assessment study carried out by UN Environment and WWF (amongst others). It involved case studies on illegal logging, illegal fishing of sturgeon and caviar trade, illegal killing of...
In Africa, there are many characteristics of illegal fishing and are involved in by both foreign and African actors. They include unauthorized fishing in closed areas/seasons, illegal fishing by foreign vessels (distance water...
The evaluation methodology implemented described in Annex 3 provided a sufficient evidence-base to inform robust judgments. The review of the documentation available triangulated well with discussions with representatives of the...
Highlights 2019-2021 of the European Union (EU) funded "Partners against Wildlife Crime" project
Climate litigation represents a frontier solution to change the dynamics of the fight against climate change. This Global Climate Litigation Report: 2023 Status Review shows that people are increasingly turning to the courts to...