Crime
International Environmental Crime
International environmental crime poses challenges to governments, international organizations, regional organizations, non-governmental organizations, and officials attempting to combat it. Environmental damage caused by illegal trade is growing, with local and international crime syndicates worldwide earning an estimated US$22-31 billion annually from hazardous waste dumping, smuggling proscribed hazardous materials, and exploiting and trafficking protected natural resources (source: UNEP).
Selected Articles on Environmental Crime
- Environmental Crime Page: International Police Expertise Platform
- Ruessink & Zaelke, Sustainable Development – A New Challenge for the Police (2008)
- Lauterback & Clark, Interpol’s Eco-message
(2005) - Summary of INECE 7th Conference Workshop 1C: Eco-message/Interpol and the Police (2005)
- Brito et al, New Brazilian Environmental Crimes Law (2005)
- Schmidt, Environmental Crimes: Profiting at the Earth’s Expense (2004)
- Brack, International Environmental Crime: The Nature and Control of Environmental Black Markets (2002)
- International Crime Threat Assessment: Environmental Crime (2000)
Key Activities & Publications
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ICCWC Wildlife and Forest Crime Analytic Toolkit
The Wildlife and Forest Crime Analytic Toolkit is a product of the[...]
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Information on Ecomessage
Information on Ecomessage Interpol created Ecomessage to serve as a database and[...]