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.

Hasantha Kaushalya

Hasantha Kaushalya

Deputy Superintendent of Customs, Sri Lanka Customs

Olivia Swaak-Goldman

Olivia Swaak-Goldman

Executive Director, Wildlife Justice Commission

Ismael Ocen

Ismael Ocen

Ocean One Social Research Centre, Ocean One Social Research Centre

Alessia Massari

Alessia Massari

University of Milan

Mark Gibson

Mark Gibson

Director, The Nurture Nature Campaign

Eleanor Beevor

Eleanor Beevor

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Karla Mendes

Karla Mendes

Brazil Contributing Editor, Mongabay

Arvind Kumar Chaurasia

Arvind Kumar Chaurasia

Dr Erica Von Essen

Dr Erica Von Essen

Stockholm University

Annette Hübschle

Annette Hübschle

Chief research officer, University of Cape Town

Tanvi Khanna

Tanvi Khanna

Legal Researcher

Dwi N. Adhiasto

Dwi N. Adhiasto

Senior Technical Advisor, SCENTS (Science for Endangered and Trafficked Species) Foundation

Siria Gastelum

Siria Gastelum

Ulhas Gondhali

Ulhas Gondhali

OP Jindal Global University

Julius Kaka

Julius Kaka

Angus Nurse

Angus Nurse

Leandro Janamejoy

Leandro Janamejoy

Kingsley Madueke

Kingsley Madueke

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

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

Paxton Mayer

Paxton Mayer

PhD Candidate, International Affairs, Carleton University

Andrey Anisimov

Andrey Anisimov

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

Ana Paula Oliveira

Ana Paula Oliveira

Juan Carlos Garzón Vergara

Juan Carlos Garzón Vergara

Mouhamadou Kane

Mouhamadou Kane

Analyst, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Dr Peter Stoett

Dr Peter Stoett

Ontario Tech University

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
Oluwole Ojewale Robin Cartwright Omolara Balogun

The private sector and organized crime

01 December 2021, 04:00 PM
Yuliya Zabyelina Daan van Uhm Marco Dugato Caterina Paternoster Thi Hoang 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
John Scanlon Daniel Kachelriess Jorge Caillaux Lishu Li Tanya Wyatt Alice Pasqualato

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

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

Organized environmental crimes

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

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 Neil Brodie Ling Xu Abimbola Adebakin Dmitry Orlov

Tech against the illegal wildlife trade

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

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

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

Illicit Economies in Asia: Changes, effects and futures

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

The illicit mining and trade of extractives in Africa

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

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

An analytical approach to fauna crimes

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

Experiencing environmental crime: An indigenous perspective

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

Behavioural issues in environmental crimes and the need for change

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

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

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

Environmental defenders

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

Organized environmental crimes and effective policy measures in Indian subcontinent

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

Security and conservation: The politics of the illegal wildlife trade

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

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

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

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

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

Cyber Ecoviolence: Illegal Wildlife Trade on the Internet

18 October 2023, 11:30 PM
Delon Omrow Peter Stoett 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