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.

Ismael Ocen

Ismael Ocen

Ocean One Social Research Centre, Ocean One Social Research Centre

Oluwole Ojewale

Oluwole Ojewale

Regional Organised Crime Observatory Coordinator, Central Africa, Institute for Security studies

Willis Okumu

Willis Okumu

Institute for Security Studies

Ana Paula Oliveira

Ana Paula Oliveira

Dr Delon Omrow

Dr Delon Omrow

Ontario Tech University, Ontario Tech University

Dr Freedom Onuoha

Dr Freedom Onuoha

Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Dmitry Orlov

Dmitry Orlov

Luiz Guilherme Paiva

Luiz Guilherme Paiva

LAUT, Centre for the Analysis of Liberty and Authoritarianism

Alice Pasqualato

Alice Pasqualato

Policy Officer, Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime

Caterina Paternoster

Caterina Paternoster

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Rodrigo Pedroso

Rodrigo Pedroso

Freelancer journalist

Kiran Pereira

Kiran Pereira

Founder, Sand Stories

Cynthia Putri Guswandi

Cynthia Putri Guswandi

Universitas Internasional Batam

Francesca Rispoli

Francesca Rispoli

University of Pisa

Flavia Romiti

Flavia Romiti

UNODC

Hanna Rozhkova

Hanna Rozhkova

Advisor at the Global Partnership on Drug Policies and Development (GPDPD), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Anna Saito

Anna Saito

University of Hamburg

John Scanlon

John Scanlon

former Secretary-General of CITES, Chair of the UK IWT Challenge Fund

Jennifer Scotland

Jennifer Scotland

Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies

Oleksii Serdiuk

Oleksii Serdiuk

Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs

Rina Shahrullah

Rina Shahrullah

Batam International University

Diana Siller

Diana Siller

Ninne Silviani

Ninne Silviani

UNIVERSITAS INTERNASIONAL BATAM

Emiline Smith

Emiline Smith

Lecturer, University of Glasgow

Dr Simon Sneddon

Dr Simon Sneddon

University of Northampton

Talks

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

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

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

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

The private sector and organized crime

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

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

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

Organized environmental crimes

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

Organized crime and animals

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

Online intermediaries and illicit trafficking: Addressing the illicit online trade in cultural property, wildlife and falsified medical products

02 December 2021, 07:00 AM
Dmitry Orlov Abimbola Adebakin Ling Xu Neil Brodie Riikka Puttonen

Tech against the illegal wildlife trade

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

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

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

Illicit Economies in Asia: Changes, effects and futures

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

The illicit mining and trade of extractives in Africa

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

Green-collar crimes and the illegal wildlife trade in Europe

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

Organized crime in Africa

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

An analytical approach to fauna crimes

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

Experiencing environmental crime: An indigenous perspective

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

Behavioural issues in environmental crimes and the need for change

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

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

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

Environmental defenders

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

Organized environmental crimes and effective policy measures in Indian subcontinent

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

Security and conservation: The politics of the illegal wildlife trade

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

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

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

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
John Scanlon Peter Stoett Michelle Anagnostou Phillip Cassey Delon Omrow

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

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