The Environmental Crime Crisis

Illegal wildlife trafficking affects species population Wildlife (plants and animals) trafficking recorded transitions Thousands

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

1975

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

2010

Source: CITES trade statistics derived from the CITES Trade Database, UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Cambridge, UK

100 Number of Black Rhinos in Africa, thousands Black Rhinoceros, a dramatic loss

Rhinoceros horn trafficking

90

N ORTH K OREA

J APAN

80

C HINA

S OUTH K OREA

Tibet

70

N EPAL

Hanoi

Assam (I NDIA )

Hong Kong

60

O MAN

M YANMAR

Y EMEN

Bangkok

50

V IETNAM

T HAILAND

M ALAYSIA

40

K ENYA

30

T ANZANIA

20

B OTSWANA Z AMBIA

M OZAMBIQUE

10

Main routes Main hubs Country of origin Country of destination

0

S OUTH A FRICA

1960

1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Source: TRAFFIC, The South Africa – Viet Nam Rhino Horn Trade Nexus, 2012

Source: UNODC, The Globalization of Crime, 2010

Figure 5: Illegal wildlife trafficking affects species population.

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