by Adam Cruise | Aug 8, 2024 | News
By Temwani Mgunda, Dialogue Earth Tackling nature crime in Africa – and globally – is a major challenge. A big factor is that many of these are cross-border crimes, which need the kind of international cooperation and information sharing that is scarce. The Nature...
by Adam Cruise | May 14, 2024 | Reports
Around 2006, Africa began to experience a renewed wave of elephant poaching, with East and Central Africa most severely affected.1 Seizure data analysed in the World Wildlife Crime Report 2016 showed that most of the extensive illegal flow of elephant ivory was headed...
by Adam Cruise | May 14, 2024 | News
By Phoebe Weston – The Guardian More than 4,000 species around the world are being targeted by wildlife traffickers, causing “untold harm upon nature”, a UN report has warned. Wildlife crime is driven by demand for medicine, pets, bushmeat, ornamental plants and...
by Adam Cruise | Mar 27, 2024 | News
By The Independent Uganda The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – the global anti-money laundering watchdog— estimates that environmental crime is one of the most profitable criminal enterprises, generating around USD 110 to 281 billion in criminal gains each year;...
by Adam Cruise | Mar 27, 2024 | News
By Ifang Bremer, NK News DPRK officials allegedly smuggled tens of millions in rhino horns and elephant tusks via Mozambique and other countries The U.N. Panel of Experts overseeing DPRK sanctions is investigating allegations that North Korean officials engaged in...
