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
Nigel South Anna Sergi Tim Edmunds Scott Edwards Mercedes Rosello

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
Thi Hoang Caterina Paternoster Yuliya Zabyelina Kimberley L. Thachuk 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
John Scanlon Tanya Wyatt Alice Pasqualato Lishu Li Daniel Kachelriess Jorge Caillaux

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

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

Organized environmental crimes

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

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 Ling Xu Dmitry Orlov Neil Brodie Riikka Puttonen

Tech against the illegal wildlife trade

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

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
Karen Laidler Amanda Whitfort Cassandra Cross Emiline Smith Katie Lowe Li-Fung Cho

The illicit mining and trade of extractives in Africa

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

Green-collar crimes and the illegal wildlife trade in Europe

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

Organized crime in Africa

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

An analytical approach to fauna crimes

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

Experiencing environmental crime: An indigenous perspective

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

Behavioural issues in environmental crimes and the need for change

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

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

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

Environmental defenders

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

Organized environmental crimes and effective policy measures in Indian subcontinent

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

Security and conservation: The politics of the illegal wildlife trade

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

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

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

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

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

Cyber Ecoviolence: Illegal Wildlife Trade on the Internet

18 October 2023, 11:30 PM
Peter Stoett Delon Omrow Phillip Cassey 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
Tevita Naikasowalu Eugene Mondu Marik Waoute Patrick Natasha Khan

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