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

Selected international actors involved in assisting countries in combating environmental crimes A network of international organizations to combat environmental crime Selected international actors involved in assisting countries in combating environmental crimes A network of international organizations to combat environmental crime

Sanctions Committees Sanctions Committees

REDD

Interpol

REDD

Interpol

UNODC

UNTOC

UNODC

UNTOC

Threat nance

DSS

UNSC

Threat nance

DSS

UNSC

DPKO

UNDP

Forgery

Tax fraud

DPKO

UNDP

Forgery

Tax fraud

OECD

UNEP

OECD

UNEP

CFC

Involvement in organized crime Involvement in organized crime

Money laundering Money laundering

CITES/ICCWC

FAO

CFC

CITES/ICCWC

FAO

WCO

UNOCC

Terrorism

WCO

UNOCC

Terrorism

Rotterdam, Stockholm and Basel Conventions Rotterdam, Stockholm and Basel Conventions

World Bank

World Bank

Montreal Protocol Montreal Protocol

UNFCC

UNFCC

Figure 3: The need for coordination and collaboration on information and analysis: The informal framework of UN agencies, IGO’s and INTERPOL influenced by environmental crimes. CITES has a specific role for the illegal wildlife trade, however, far more agencies are influenced by wider environmental crime. The illustration is in no way a formal presentation of mandates, merely an illustration of the range of some of the UN entities, protocols and conventions engaged and significantly affected by environmental crime and with ability to influence.

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