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environmental crime

Environmental crimes can be broadly defined as illegal acts which directly harm the environment. They include: illegal trade in wildlife; smuggling of ozonedepleting substances (ODS); illicit trade in hazardous waste; illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing; and illegal logging and the associated trade in stolen timber.

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Meet our Speakers

We've gathered some of the top experts in the field to discuss this topic. With years of experience between them, they're well-equipped to offer invaluable insights and perspectives.

Jay Albanese

Jay Albanese

Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University

Li-Fung Cho

Li-Fung Cho

Lecturer, University of Hong Kong Department of Sociology

Associate Professor Cassandra Cross

Associate Professor Cassandra Cross

Queensland University of Technology

Professor Tim Edmunds

Professor Tim Edmunds

University of Bristol

Karen Laidler

Karen Laidler

Director, Centre for Criminology, University of Hong Kong

Riikka Puttonen

Riikka Puttonen

UNODC, UNODC

Dr. Mercedes Rosello

Dr. Mercedes Rosello

Senior Lecturer, Leeds Beckett University

John Scanlon

John Scanlon

Chair, Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime

Professor Anna Sergi

Professor Anna Sergi

University of Essex

Professor Nigel South

Professor Nigel South

University of Essex

Olivia Swaak-Goldman

Olivia Swaak-Goldman

Executive Director, Wildlife Justice Commission

Kimberley L. Thachuk

Kimberley L. Thachuk

Daan van Uhm

Daan van Uhm

Utrecht University

Amanda Whitfort

Amanda Whitfort

Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong

Professor Tanya Wyatt

Professor Tanya Wyatt

Northumbria University

Yuliya Zabyelina

Yuliya Zabyelina

John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY

Abdelkader Abderrahmane

Abdelkader Abderrahmane

Institute for Security Studies

Abimbola Adebakin CPT

Abimbola Adebakin CPT

CEO, Advantage Health Africa

Dwi N. Adhiasto

Dwi N. Adhiasto

Senior Technical Advisor, SCENTS (Science for Endangered and Trafficked Species) Foundation

Ana Carolina Alfinito

Ana Carolina Alfinito

Amazon Watch

Michelle Anagnostou

Michelle Anagnostou

University of Waterloo

Andrey Anisimov

Andrey Anisimov

Irkutsk institute, Irkutsk branch of The all-Russian state university of justice

Ngum Awah F. Faith

Ngum Awah F. Faith

Global Initiative against Transnational Organised Crime (GI-TOC)

Matthew Baird

Matthew Baird

Director, Asian Research Institute for Environmental Law

Omolara Balogun

Omolara Balogun

Head, Policy Influencing and Advocacy, West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI)

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Talks

Towards a ‘blue’ criminology: How should we study transnational organised crime at sea?

01 December 2021, 01:00 PM
Mercedes Rosello Anna Sergi Scott Edwards Tim Edmunds Nigel South

Organised oil crime in Nigeria. The Delta paradox: Organised criminals or community saviours?

01 December 2021, 02:30 PM
Omolara Balogun Oluwole Ojewale Robin Cartwright

The private sector and organized crime

01 December 2021, 04:00 PM
Kimberley L. Thachuk Caterina Paternoster Thi Hoang Yuliya Zabyelina Marco Dugato Daan van Uhm

Above and below the waterline: Combating illegal take and trade of marine and terrestrial species through a new global agreement on wildlife crime

01 December 2021, 10:00 PM
Alice Pasqualato Jorge Caillaux Daniel Kachelriess Lishu Li John Scanlon Tanya Wyatt

Cars, gold, and territories: Trends of organized crime in Brazil

01 December 2021, 10:00 PM
Luiz Guilherme Paiva Gabriel Feltran Carolina Grillo Ana Carolina Haliuc Bragança Janaina Maldonado

Organized environmental crimes

01 December 2021, 11:30 PM
Juneseo Hwang Willis Okumu Yuliya Zabyelina Meredith Gore

Organized crime and animals

02 December 2021, 05:30 AM
Aitor Ibáñez Alonso Andrea Stefanus Daan van Uhm

Online intermediaries and illicit trafficking: Addressing the illicit online trade in cultural property, wildlife and falsified medical products

02 December 2021, 07:00 AM
Neil Brodie Dmitry Orlov Riikka Puttonen Abimbola Adebakin Ling Xu

Toxic trading – How to investigate and prosecute waste trafficking: An interactive demonstration

02 December 2021, 08:30 AM
Matthew Baird John Dourlay Flavia Romiti

Tech against the illegal wildlife trade

02 December 2021, 08:30 AM
Simone Haysom Louise Taylor Debayan Deb Wahyu Nurbandi Tanya Suri Theo Clement

Illicit Economies in Asia: Changes, effects and futures

02 December 2021, 10:00 AM
Karen Laidler Katie Lowe Emiline Smith Cassandra Cross Amanda Whitfort Li-Fung Cho

The illicit mining and trade of extractives in Africa

02 December 2021, 10:00 AM
Kiran Pereira Mohamed Daghar Abdelkader Abderrahmane Oluwole Ojewale

Organized crime in Africa

02 December 2021, 11:30 AM
King Carl Tornam Duho, ACMA CGMA CA Derica Lambrechts Erzuah Nvidah Abdelkader Abderrahmane Mohamed Daghar Stephen Musau

Green-collar crimes and the illegal wildlife trade in Europe

02 December 2021, 11:30 AM
Rosaleen Duffy George Iordachescu Teresa Lappe-Osthege

An analytical approach to fauna crimes

13 October 2022, 02:30 PM
Jay Albanese Juneseo Hwang Paxton Mayer Mark Gibson Dwi N. Adhiasto Alessia Massari

Experiencing environmental crime: An indigenous perspective

13 October 2022, 02:30 PM
Leandro Janamejoy Siria Gastelum Diana Siller Tanvi Khanna Ismael Ocen

Behavioural issues in environmental crimes and the need for change

13 October 2022, 04:00 PM
Virginia Comolli Daan van Uhm Felix Morrow Ulhas Gondhali Andrey Anisimov Mark Gibson

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

13 October 2022, 05:30 PM
Mouhamadou Kane Kingsley Madueke Eleanor Beevor Freedom Onuoha Lyes Tagziria

Environmental defenders

13 October 2022, 07:00 PM
Karla Mendes Delon Omrow Peter Stoett Julius Kaka

Organized environmental crimes and effective policy measures in Indian subcontinent

14 October 2022, 05:30 AM
Ulhas Gondhali Arvind Kumar Chaurasia Abhiroop Chowdhury Hasantha Kaushalya Tarini Mehta

Security and conservation: The politics of the illegal wildlife trade

14 October 2022, 11:30 AM
Angus Nurse Erica Von Essen Tanya Wyatt Rosaleen Duffy

Convergence - The organised and serious nature of wildlife crimes & how to combat them

14 October 2022, 01:00 PM
Olivia Swaak-Goldman John Scanlon Annette Hübschle Juliana Machado Ferreira Daniel Kachelriess

Cyber Ecoviolence: Illegal Wildlife Trade on the Internet

18 October 2023, 11:30 PM
John Scanlon Michelle Anagnostou Phillip Cassey Peter Stoett Delon Omrow

Amazon underworld: crime and corruption in the shadows of the world’s largest rainforest

18 October 2023, 11:30 PM
Bram Ebus Ana Paula Oliveira Livia Wagner Ana Carolina Alfinito

Environmental Crimes and its Impact to the Indigenous populations – Cases of Fiji, PNG and Vanuatu

19 October 2023, 02:30 AM
Tevita Naikasowalu Eugene Mondu Natasha Khan Marik Waoute Patrick