The Rise of Environmental Crime: A Growing Threat to Natural Resources, Peace, Development and Security

Environmental crime needs broader de nition

Environmental crime needs broader de nition

Although the de nition of “environmental crime” is not universally agreed, it is most commonly understood as a collective term to describe illegal activities harming the environment and aimed at bene tting individuals or groups or companies from the exploitation of, damage to, trade or Although the de nition of “e viro ment l crime” is not universally agreed, it is most c mmonly understood as a collective term to describe illegal activities harming the env ronme t and aimed at b ne tting indivi uals or gr ups or companies from th exploitation of, damage to, trade or theft of natural resources, including serious crimes and transnational organized crime. theft of natural resources, including serious crimes and transnational organized crime.

Threat nance

Threat nance

Illegal mining and trade in minerals including con ict diamonds Illegal ining and trade in minerals including con ict diamonds

Illegal logging and deforestation

Forgery

Tax fraud

Illegal logging and deforestation

Forgery

Tax fraud

Illegal shing and trade

Illegal trade and poaching of wildlife and plants Illegal trade and poaching of wildlife and plants

Illegal dumping and trade in hazardous and toxic waste Illegal dumping and trade in hazardous and toxic waste

Illegal shing and trade

Illegal charcoal production from timber sources Illegal charcoal production from timber sources

Smuggling of ozone-depleting substances Smuggling of ozone-depleting substances CFC

Involvement in organized crime

Money laundering

Involvement in organized crime

Money laundering

CFC

Terrorism

Terrorism

Figure 2: Although the definition of “environmental crime” is not universally agreed, it is most commonly understood as a collec- tive term to describe illegal activities harming the environment and aimed at benefitting individuals or groups or companies from the exploitation of, damage to, trade or theft of natural resources, including serious crimes and transnational organized crime.

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