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.

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.

Omolara Balogun

Omolara Balogun

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

Radha Barooah

Radha Barooah

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Eleanor Beevor

Eleanor Beevor

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Dyhia Belhabib

Dyhia Belhabib

Bel Investigations Inc.

Dr Julie Berg

Dr Julie Berg

Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow

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

Prof Phillip Cassey

Prof Phillip Cassey

ARC Industry Laureate Fellow, Adelaide University

Arvind Kumar Chaurasia

Arvind Kumar Chaurasia

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.

Elliot Doornbos

Elliot Doornbos

Nottingham Trent University

John Dourlay

John Dourlay

UNODC, UNODC

André Duffles Teixeira Aranega

André Duffles Teixeira Aranega

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

Founder & Global Development Expert, Dataking Research Lab, Dataking Consulting

Bram Ebus

Bram Ebus

Dr. Scott Edwards

Dr. Scott Edwards

Research Associate, University of Bristol

Nukila Evanty

Nukila Evanty

Women Working Group (WWG)

Talks

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

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

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

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

The private sector and organized crime

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

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 Tanya Wyatt Jorge Caillaux Daniel Kachelriess Alice Pasqualato John Scanlon

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

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

Organized environmental crimes

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

Organized crime and animals

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

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 Ling Xu Neil Brodie Dmitry Orlov Abimbola Adebakin

Tech against the illegal wildlife trade

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

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

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

Illicit Economies in Asia: Changes, effects and futures

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

The illicit mining and trade of extractives in Africa

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

Green-collar crimes and the illegal wildlife trade in Europe

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

Organized crime in Africa

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

An analytical approach to fauna crimes

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

Experiencing environmental crime: An indigenous perspective

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

Behavioural issues in environmental crimes and the need for change

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

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

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

Environmental defenders

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

Organized environmental crimes and effective policy measures in Indian subcontinent

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

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 Annette Hübschle Juliana Ferreira Daniel Kachelriess John Scanlon

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 Ana Carolina Alfinito

Cyber Ecoviolence: Illegal Wildlife Trade on the Internet

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

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

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