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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