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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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.

Dr Teresa Lappe-Osthege

Dr Teresa Lappe-Osthege

Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Sheffield

Lishu Li

Lishu Li

Jade Lindley

Jade Lindley

Associate Professor, The University of Western Australia

Charlotte Looram

Charlotte Looram

University of Western Australia

Dr Sarah Lothian

Dr Sarah Lothian

Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong

Katie Lowe

Katie Lowe

Post Doctoral Fellow, HKU

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

Anglia Ruskin University, Anglia Ruskin University

Alessia Massari

Alessia Massari

University of Milan

Paxton Mayer

Paxton Mayer

PhD Candidate, International Affairs, Carleton University

Rafael Mazoni

Rafael Mazoni

PUC Minas, FJP, SEJUSP

Ysaac Chavely Mbile Nguema

Ysaac Chavely Mbile Nguema

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

Angela Me

Angela Me

UNODC

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

Talks

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

1 December 2021, 1:00 PM GMT
Nigel South Tim Edmunds Anna Sergi Mercedes Rosello Scott Edwards

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

1 December 2021, 2:30 PM GMT
Oluwole Ojewale Omolara Balogun Robin Cartwright

The private sector and organized crime

1 December 2021, 4:00 PM GMT
Caterina Paternoster Marco Dugato Thi Hoang Kimberley L. Thachuk Yuliya Zabyelina 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

1 December 2021, 10:00 PM GMT
Daniel Kachelriess Lishu Li Alice Pasqualato Jorge Caillaux Tanya Wyatt John Scanlon

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

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

Organized environmental crimes

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

Organized crime and animals

2 December 2021, 5:30 AM GMT
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

2 December 2021, 7:00 AM GMT
Abimbola Adebakin Ling Xu Neil Brodie Dmitry Orlov Riikka Puttonen

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

2 December 2021, 8:30 AM GMT
John Dourlay Flavia Romiti Matthew Baird

Tech against the illegal wildlife trade

2 December 2021, 8:30 AM GMT
Louise Taylor Debayan Deb Wahyu Nurbandi Tanya Suri Theo Clement Simone Haysom

Illicit Economies in Asia: Changes, effects and futures

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

The illicit mining and trade of extractives in Africa

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

Organized crime in Africa

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

Green-collar crimes and the illegal wildlife trade in Europe

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

An analytical approach to fauna crimes

13 October 2022, 1:30 PM GMT
Dwi N. Adhiasto Jay Albanese Mark Gibson Juneseo Hwang Paxton Mayer Alessia Massari

Experiencing environmental crime: An indigenous perspective

13 October 2022, 1:30 PM GMT
Leandro Janamejoy Siria Gastelum Tanvi Khanna Diana Siller Ismael Ocen

Behavioural issues in environmental crimes and the need for change

13 October 2022, 3:00 PM GMT
Mark Gibson Ulhas Gondhali Andrey Anisimov Virginia Comolli Felix Morrow Daan van Uhm

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

13 October 2022, 4:30 PM GMT
Mouhamadou Kane Eleanor Beevor Kingsley Madueke Lyes Tagziria Freedom Onuoha

Environmental defenders

13 October 2022, 6:00 PM GMT
Peter Stoett Julius Kaka Delon Omrow Karla Mendes

Organized environmental crimes and effective policy measures in Indian subcontinent

14 October 2022, 4:30 AM GMT
Abhiroop Chowdhury Ulhas Gondhali Tarini Mehta Hasantha Kaushalya Arvind Kumar Chaurasia

Security and conservation: The politics of the illegal wildlife trade

14 October 2022, 10:30 AM GMT
Angus Nurse Rosaleen Duffy Erica Von Essen Tanya Wyatt

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

14 October 2022, 12:00 PM GMT
Juliana Ferreira Annette Hübschle Olivia Swaak-Goldman Daniel Kachelriess John Scanlon

Cyber Ecoviolence: Illegal Wildlife Trade on the Internet

18 October 2023, 10:30 PM GMT
Michelle Anagnostou John Scanlon Peter Stoett Delon Omrow Phillip Cassey

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

18 October 2023, 10:30 PM GMT
Bram Ebus Livia Wagner Ana Carolina Alfinito Ana Paula Oliveira

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

19 October 2023, 1:30 AM GMT
Eugene Mondu Marik Waoute Patrick Natasha Khan Tevita Naikasowalu