Corruption is a critical enabling factor behind the illegal wildlife trade and forest crime – it not only facilitates environmental crime, but is also a major impediment to law enforcement and criminal justice
When it comes to campaigning for a future for elephants, EIA’s long-term strategy has been ahead of the curve for decades – and now a new scientific report is arguing for the same approach to protect elephants from poaching and trafficking
In the wake of the ninth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention Against Corruption, has enough been done to combat the corruption linked to environmental crime?
The years since the UN Convention Against Corruption was adopted have seen a growing recognition of the pervasive nature of corruption which permeates all aspects of life but, unfortunately, the role corruption plays as the greatest facilitator of the illegal wildlife trade has not received the attention it demands
Wildlife and forest crimes are transnational crimes where corruption is known to play a pivotal role in their facilitation and growth. Annually, illegal wildlife trade alone is estimated to range from $7 billion to $23 billion while illegal timber trade ranges between $30 billion to $100 billion.