EIA podcast – how to tackle the corruption driving the illegal wildlife trade in Africa
Africa’s epicentre of pangolin scale and ivory trade – tackling the drivers of wildlife crime
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EIA heads up project to shut environment criminals out of the global financial system
EIA has assumed responsibility for an innovative project seeking to shut wildlife and forest criminals out of the global financial system
Customs agents play a key role in the fight against illegal wildlife trade as the pandemic rages
International Customs Day (26 February) is this year dedicated to the departments and officials around the world who have played a major role in helping international trade carry on despite the COVID-19 crisis – and all while continuing to fight illegal wildlife trade
Environmental crime continued under the pandemic and so did EIA – here’s a look at what we’ve achieved
Here are just a few highlights from 2020 to show just how much meaningful change a small organisation such as EIA can achieve
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EIA podcast – why West and Central Africa is a hotspot for ivory and pangolin trafficking
A toxic combination of widespread corruption, weak or absent rule of law, low levels of development and hotspots of armed conflict have left several African countries wide open to exploitation by well-organised transnational criminal gangs
Corruption has helped make West and Central Africa the epicentre for ivory and pangolin scale trafficking to Asia
West and Central Africa have emerged as major sourcing and export hubs for the illegal trafficking of elephant ivory and pangolin scales to Asia