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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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

Dina Siegel

Dina Siegel

Utrecht University, Utrecht University / CIROC

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

Abdelkader Abderrahmane

Abdelkader Abderrahmane

Institute for Security Studies

Abimbola Adebakin CPT

Abimbola Adebakin CPT

CEO, Advantage Health Africa

Taiwo Lawrence Adeyemi

Taiwo Lawrence Adeyemi

Nigeria Organizer, VUMA.EARTH

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

Dr Michelle Anagnostou

Dr Michelle Anagnostou

University of Oxford

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

Talks

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

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

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
Yuliya Zabyelina Caterina Paternoster Kimberley L. Thachuk Daan van Uhm Thi Hoang Marco Dugato

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
Lishu Li John Scanlon Alice Pasqualato Daniel Kachelriess Tanya Wyatt Jorge Caillaux

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

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

Organized environmental crimes

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

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
Abimbola Adebakin Riikka Puttonen Dmitry Orlov Ling Xu Neil Brodie

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

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

Tech against the illegal wildlife trade

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

Illicit Economies in Asia: Changes, effects and futures

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

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
Mohamed Daghar Erzuah Nvidah Abdelkader Abderrahmane King Carl Tornam Duho, ACMA CGMA CA Derica Lambrechts Stephen Musau

Green-collar crimes and the illegal wildlife trade in Europe

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

An analytical approach to fauna crimes

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

Experiencing environmental crime: An indigenous perspective

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

Behavioural issues in environmental crimes and the need for change

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

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

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

Environmental defenders

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

Organized environmental crimes and effective policy measures in Indian subcontinent

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

Security and conservation: The politics of the illegal wildlife trade

14 October 2022, 11:30 AM
Erica Von Essen Tanya Wyatt Angus Nurse 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 Daniel Kachelriess Juliana Ferreira

Cyber Ecoviolence: Illegal Wildlife Trade on the Internet

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

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

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

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

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