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.

Iryna Soldatenko

Iryna Soldatenko

V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University, Dep. of Applied Sociology and Social Communications

Barbara Souto

Barbara Souto

Andrea Stefanus

Andrea Stefanus

Dr Peter Stoett

Dr Peter Stoett

Ontario Tech University

Tanya Suri

Tanya Suri

LENS Corporation

Dr. Orsolya Johanna Sziebig PhD LLM

Dr. Orsolya Johanna Sziebig PhD LLM

Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, University of Szeged

Lyes Tagziria

Lyes Tagziria

Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Louise Taylor

Louise Taylor

GI-TOC, GI-TOC

Mauricio Velasquez

Mauricio Velasquez

Associate Professor, Andes University | School of Government

Dr Erica Von Essen

Dr Erica Von Essen

Stockholm University

Livia Wagner

Livia Wagner

Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Marik Waoute Patrick

Marik Waoute Patrick

Chief of Solwota (sea) of Erakor Council of Tribal Chiefs

Ling Xu

Ling Xu

Director, TRAFFIC China

Yuliya Zabyelina

Yuliya Zabyelina

The University of Alabama

Csaba Zsigmond

Csaba Zsigmond

University of Public Service

Talks

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

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

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
Marco Dugato Thi Hoang Daan van Uhm Yuliya Zabyelina Caterina Paternoster 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
Tanya Wyatt Lishu Li Jorge Caillaux Daniel Kachelriess Alice Pasqualato John Scanlon

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

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

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
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

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

Tech against the illegal wildlife trade

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

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

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 Teresa Lappe-Osthege Rosaleen Duffy

Organized crime in Africa

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

An analytical approach to fauna crimes

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

Experiencing environmental crime: An indigenous perspective

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

Behavioural issues in environmental crimes and the need for change

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

The intersection between illicit economies and instability in West Africa

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

Environmental defenders

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

Organized environmental crimes and effective policy measures in Indian subcontinent

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

Security and conservation: The politics of the illegal wildlife trade

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

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

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

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

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

Cyber Ecoviolence: Illegal Wildlife Trade on the Internet

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

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

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