Environmental crime now worth up to $258 billion, finds new UNEP/INTERPOL report
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New report 'The Rise of Enviromental Crime', published on 4 June by UNEP and Interpol, shows that eco crime is increasing at a rate of 5-7% a year and now outstrips the illegal trade in small arms, as international criminal gangs and militant groups profit from the plunder of Earth's resources.
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Also reported in Le Monde on 09/06/16
La criminalité environnementale en pleine expansion dans le monde
http://www.lemonde.fr/biodiversite/article/2016/06/09/la-criminalite-en…