Environmental crime now worth up to $258 billion, finds new UNEP/INTERPOL report

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Katharine MILL
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Posted on Biodiversity for Life
Created 07 June 2016

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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