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

Restoration case studies recovering from environmental crimes Across decades, many local wildlife populations have been eradicated by poachers and habitat loss. Conservation translocations, the deliberate movement of wildlife for the purposes of conservation have helped protection and restoration of species. The IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Reintroduction Specialist Group (RSG) and Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) released in 2013 the IUCN “Guidelines for Reintroductions and Other Conservation Translocations.” 212-213 In the following, examples are brought to light of how populations were either saved from extinction from poaching in the last final phases due to dedicated efforts, or how they were lost during conflict or post-conflict periods where organized crime thrived, but yet later reintroduced. 214-216

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