24-hour Conference on Global Organized Crime

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.

Gabriel Feltran

Gabriel Feltran

UFSCar

Juliana Ferreira

Juliana Ferreira

Executive Director - South Am Office, Freeland / EWC

Juan Carlos Garzón Vergara

Juan Carlos Garzón Vergara

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

Annette Hübschle

Annette Hübschle

Chief research officer, University of Cape Town

Juneseo Hwang

Juneseo Hwang

Lecturer, Sungkonghoe University

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

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Talks

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

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

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 Jorge Caillaux John Scanlon Tanya Wyatt Daniel Kachelriess

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

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

Organized environmental crimes

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

Organized crime and animals

02 December 2021, 05:30 AM
Andrea Stefanus Aitor Ibáñez Alonso 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 Ling Xu Neil Brodie Riikka Puttonen Dmitry Orlov

Tech against the illegal wildlife trade

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

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

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

Illicit Economies in Asia: Changes, effects and futures

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

The illicit mining and trade of extractives in Africa

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

Green-collar crimes and the illegal wildlife trade in Europe

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

Organized crime in Africa

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

An analytical approach to fauna crimes

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

Experiencing environmental crime: An indigenous perspective

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

Behavioural issues in environmental crimes and the need for change

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

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

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

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
Ulhas Gondhali Tarini Mehta Arvind Kumar Chaurasia Hasantha Kaushalya Abhiroop Chowdhury

Security and conservation: The politics of the illegal wildlife trade

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

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

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

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

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

Cyber Ecoviolence: Illegal Wildlife Trade on the Internet

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

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

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

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