Beyond Words

• Date: 01 July 2016

7-2016 NEWS & ANALYSIS 46 ELR 10539

BEYOND WORDS

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unep.org/documents/itw/environmental_crimes.pdf.

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Resource depletion

Gold, diamond, rare earth...

Livelihoods (local communities)

Fish stocks depletion

Targeted species:

tuna, toothsh, sharks

Loss of revenues

for local shers and States

Loss of raw material

for local industry

Livelihoods

Species extinction

Climate change emissions

from deforestation and forest

degradation

Species extinction

Endangered forests

Illegal, Unreported,

Unregulated shing

Illegal logging

and trade

Illegal extraction

and trade in

minerals

Wildlife poaching

and tracking

Trade and

dumping of

hazardous waste

Maf‌ias

Corporate

crime

Regional

Corruption

National

National

National

National

Local

Lack of

legislation

Increasing

demand

Domestic

International

International International

National

National

International

Lack of law

enforcement

Conf‌lict

Ecosystem depletion

Human health

National economies:

Illegal logging between 15 and 30 %

of the global legal trade

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Maf‌ias

Corporate

crime

Regional

Corruption

National

National

National

National

Local

Lack of

legislation

Increasing

demand

Domestic

International

International International

National

National

International

Lack of law

enforcement

Conf‌lict

Major environmental crimes, drives and impacts

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RHIPTO 2016

Maf‌ias

Corporate

crime

Regional

Corruption

National

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National

National

Local

Lack of

legislation

Increasing

demand

Domestic

International

International International

National

National

International

Lack of law

enforcement

Conf‌lict

Annual revenue losses

Minimum and maximum estim ates

in billions of dollars

Major Environmental Crimes, Drivers, and Impacts

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