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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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

Andrey Anisimov

Andrey Anisimov

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

Ngum  Awah F. Faith

Ngum Awah F. Faith

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)

Eleanor Beevor

Eleanor Beevor

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Dr Neil Brodie

Dr Neil Brodie

University of Oxford

Jorge Caillaux

Jorge Caillaux

Peruvian Society for Environmetal Law -SPDA

Robin Cartwright

Robin Cartwright

Founder, Ubik Connect

Arvind Kumar Chaurasia

Arvind Kumar Chaurasia

Ysaac  Chavely Mbile Nguema

Ysaac Chavely Mbile Nguema

Youth Intra Dialogue on Europe and Africa (Y-IDEA)

Caroline Chebet

Caroline Chebet

Conservation reporter at The Standard Group, Kenya

Prof Dr Abhiroop Chowdhury

Prof Dr Abhiroop Chowdhury

Professor and Assistant Dean (Student Affairs and Career Services), Jindal School of Environment and Sustainability, O.P. Jindal Global University

Theo Clement Ph.D

Theo Clement Ph.D

Global Initiative

Virginia Comolli

Virginia Comolli

Senior Expert, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Mohamed Daghar

Mohamed Daghar

Institute for Security Studies

Debayan Deb

Debayan Deb

President & CEO, LENS, Inc.

John Dourlay

John Dourlay

UNODC, UNODC

André Duffles Teixeira Aranega

André Duffles Teixeira Aranega

International Relations Institute of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Rosaleen Duffy

Rosaleen Duffy

University of Sheffield

Marco Dugato

Marco Dugato

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore - Transcrime

King Carl Tornam Duho, ACMA CGMA CA

King Carl Tornam Duho, ACMA CGMA CA

Technical Advisor & Economic Consultant, Dataking Research Lab, Dataking Consulting

Bram Ebus

Bram Ebus

Amazon Underworld

Dr. Scott Edwards

Dr. Scott Edwards

Research Associate, University of Bristol

Gabriel Feltran

Gabriel Feltran

UFSCar

Siria Gastelum

Siria Gastelum

Mark Gibson

Mark Gibson

Director, The Nurture Nature Campaign

Ulhas Gondhali

Ulhas Gondhali

OP Jindal Global University

Dr. Meredith Gore

Dr. Meredith Gore

Associate Professor, University of Maryland

Carolina Grillo

Carolina Grillo

Assistant Professor, Fluminense Federal University

Ana Carolina Haliuc Bragança

Ana Carolina Haliuc Bragança

Ministério Público Federal (Federal Prosecution Service - Brazil)

Simone Haysom

Simone Haysom

Senior Analyst, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Nikita Hiralal

Nikita Hiralal

Centre for Development Studies, University of Cambridge

Thi Hoang

Thi Hoang

Analyst & JIED Managing Editor, The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Ariadna  H. Ochnio

Ariadna H. Ochnio

Ph.D., Assist. Prof. at the Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences (Warsaw)

Annette Hübschle

Annette Hübschle

Senior researcher, University of Cape Town

Juneseo Hwang

Juneseo Hwang

PhD Researcher, Queen's University Belfast

Aitor Ibáñez Alonso

Aitor Ibáñez Alonso

Utrecht University

Dr George Iordachescu

Dr George Iordachescu

The University of Sheffield

Leandro Janamejoy

Leandro Janamejoy

Daniel Kachelriess

Daniel Kachelriess

Senior Policy Specialist, Sea Shepherd Legal

Julius Kaka

Julius Kaka

Mouhamadou Kane

Mouhamadou Kane

Analyst, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Hasantha Kaushalya

Hasantha Kaushalya

Deputy Superintendent of Customs, Sri Lanka Customs

Natasha Khan

Natasha Khan

University of the South Pacific

Tanvi Khanna

Tanvi Khanna

Legal Researcher

Billy Kyte

Billy Kyte

GI-TOC Expert

Dr Derica Lambrechts

Dr Derica Lambrechts

Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch University

Dr Teresa Lappe-Osthege

Dr Teresa Lappe-Osthege

Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Sheffield

Lishu Li

Lishu Li

Katie Lowe

Katie Lowe

Post Doctoral Fellow, HKU

Juliana Machado Ferreira

Juliana Machado Ferreira

Executive Director - South Am Office, Freeland / EWC

Kingsley Madueke

Kingsley Madueke

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Janaina Maldonado

Janaina Maldonado

German Institute for Global and Area Studies/Universität Hamburg

Danielle  Marais

Danielle Marais

Stellenbosch University

Anna Markovska

Anna Markovska

Deputy Director PIER, Anglia Ruskin University

Alessia Massari

Alessia Massari

University of Milan

Paxton Mayer

Paxton Mayer

PhD Candidate, International Affairs, Carleton University

Dr Tarini Mehta

Dr Tarini Mehta

Karla Mendes

Karla Mendes

Brazil Contributing Editor, Mongabay

Eugene Mondu

Eugene Mondu

Forest Restoration Project Director

Felix Morrow

Felix Morrow

Researcher, OceansAsia

Stephen Musau

Stephen Musau

Tevita Naikasowalu

Tevita Naikasowalu

The Ba Ironsands Project

Alastair Nelson

Alastair Nelson

Conservation Synergies and GI-TOC

Wahyu Nurbandi

Wahyu Nurbandi

Research consultant, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Angus Nurse

Angus Nurse

Erzuah Nvidah

Erzuah Nvidah

Senior Analyst, Dataking Research Lab, Dataking Consulting

Ismael Ocen

Ismael Ocen

Ocean One Social Research Centre, Ocean One Social Research Centre

Ariadna H. Ochnio Ph.D.

Ariadna H. Ochnio Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Law Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences

Oluwole Ojewale

Oluwole Ojewale

Regional Organised Crime Observatory Coordinator, Central Africa, Institute for Security studies

Willis Okumu

Willis Okumu

Institute for Security Studies

Ana Paula Oliveira

Ana Paula Oliveira

Analyst, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Dr Delon Omrow

Dr Delon Omrow

Ontario Tech University, Ontario Tech University

Dr Freedom Onuoha

Dr Freedom Onuoha

Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Dmitry Orlov

Dmitry Orlov

Luiz Guilherme Paiva

Luiz Guilherme Paiva

LAUT, Centre for the Analysis of Liberty and Authoritarianism

Alice Pasqualato

Alice Pasqualato

Policy Officer, Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime

Caterina Paternoster

Caterina Paternoster

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Kiran Pereira

Kiran Pereira

Founder, Sand Stories

Francesca Rispoli

Francesca Rispoli

University of Pisa

Francesca Rispoli

Francesca Rispoli

University of Pisa

Flavia Romiti

Flavia Romiti

UNODC

Oleksii Serdiuk

Oleksii Serdiuk

Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs

Diana Siller

Diana Siller

Emiline Smith

Emiline Smith

Lecturer, University of Glasgow

Iryna Soldatenko

Iryna Soldatenko

Head of the Dep. of Applied Sociology and Social Communications, Karazin Kharkiv National University

Andrea Stefanus

Andrea Stefanus

Dr Peter Stoett

Dr Peter Stoett

Ontario Tech University

Tanya Suri

Tanya Suri

LENS Corporation

Lyes Tagziria

Lyes Tagziria

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Louise Taylor

Louise Taylor

GI-TOC, GI-TOC

Dr Erica Von Essen

Dr Erica Von Essen

Stockholm University

Livia Wagner

Livia Wagner

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Marik  Waoute Patrick

Marik Waoute Patrick

N/A

Ling Xu

Ling Xu

Director, TRAFFIC China

Talks

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

01 December 2021, 01:00 PM
Nigel South Mercedes Rosello Anna Sergi Scott Edwards 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
Thi Hoang Daan van Uhm Marco Dugato Caterina Paternoster Yuliya Zabyelina Kimberley L. Thachuk

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 Alice Pasqualato Tanya Wyatt Daniel Kachelriess John Scanlon Jorge Caillaux

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

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

Organized environmental crimes

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

Organized crime and animals

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

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

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

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 Louise Taylor Tanya Suri Debayan Deb Theo Clement Wahyu Nurbandi

Illicit Economies in Asia: Changes, effects and futures

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

The illicit mining and trade of extractives in Africa

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

Organized crime in Africa

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

Green-collar crimes and the illegal wildlife trade in Europe

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

An analytical approach to fauna crimes

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

Experiencing environmental crime: An indigenous perspective

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

Behavioural issues in environmental crimes and the need for change

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

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

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

Environmental defenders

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

Organized environmental crimes and effective policy measures in Indian subcontinent

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

Security and conservation: The politics of the illegal wildlife trade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Environmental organized crime

19 October 2023, 05:30 AM
André Duffles Teixeira Aranega Alastair Nelson Andrey Anisimov Juneseo Hwang

Corruption and organized crime

19 October 2023, 07:00 AM
Anna Markovska Alastair Nelson Iryna Soldatenko Ariadna H. Ochnio Oleksii Serdiuk Francesca Rispoli Francesca Rispoli Ariadna  H. Ochnio

The illicit Blue Economy in Africa

19 October 2023, 08:30 AM
Derica Lambrechts Nikita Hiralal Danielle  Marais Ysaac  Chavely Mbile Nguema

Building resilience support for those working on environmental crime

19 October 2023, 10:00 AM
Ngum  Awah F. Faith Caroline Chebet Billy Kyte