Crime in India 2022
The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) released its annual report on crime in India for the year 2022. The report is a compilation of data on reported crime from across the country, and provides the
Environment Crime
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32 convicted for trafficking wildlife in E China
HANGZHOU -- Thirty-two people in East China's Zhejiang province have been sentenced to up to 13 years in prison for trafficking endangered animals. They were found guilty of trafficking 100 million yuan's
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Value of environmental crimes reaches $258 bn: UNEP report
Criminal syndicates are currently generating an estimated $258 billion from illegal plunder of the planet's natural capital, says a joint UNEP-Interpol report launched on Saturday ahead of the World Environment
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The rise of environmental crime: a growing threat to natural resources peace, development and security
The value of the black market industry behind crimes such as ivory smuggling, illegal logging and toxic waste dumping has jumped by 26% since 2014 to between $91bn (£62bn) and $258bn, according to an assessment
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Africa: Wildlife Crime- Stealing Animals to Sell As Pets
The illegal wildlife trade goes far beyond the dreadful story of ivory poaching. The market across the world for live apes - specifically baby chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans plucked from their
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With many plant and animal species 'hanging on by a thread,' UN urges action to tackle wildlife crime
The poaching and illegal trade of thousands of species across the global present real environmental dangers and undermine the rule of law, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said today,
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UN’s Wildlife Crime Report Shows Illegal Ivory Trade Is As Shocking As Cocaine
More ivory has been seized than cocaine worldwide in recent years, a report has shown, warning that the “absolute limit” on the animal product is likely to see a “vicious cycle” ensue as demand increases.
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Nine Injured in Protest by Environmentalists in Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA – At least nine people were injured when assailants attacked Honduran and foreign environmentalists holding a demonstration earlier this weekend in memory of slain human rights activist Berta
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Mozambique: Over 300 Arrests for Poaching Last Year
The Minister of Land, Environment and Rural Development, Celso Correia, announced in Maputo on 3 March that during 2015 the Mozambican authorities detained over 300 people in connection with poaching.
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Indigenous Leader Berta Caceres Killed in Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA – Berta Caceres, a Honduran indigenous leader who led demonstrations against hydroelectric projects in her homeland, was killed early Thursday at her residence in the western city of La Esperanza,
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UK's wildlife crime unit wins late reprieve from closure
Specialist body tackling wildlife crime was set to close at the end of March but has been awarded four years’ worth of funding The UK’s national wildlife crime unit (NWCU) has won a late reprieve from