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Environmental Crime
Environmental crime encompasses a spectrum of illicit activities, including illegal wood, wildlife trafficking, illegal mining and land grabbing.
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The Roots of Environmental Crime in the Colombian Amazon
COLOMBIA
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1 SEP 2021
The Amazon Basin is being ravaged at an accelerating rate by organized criminal groups and "legal" enterprises alike, as deforestation soars and biodiversity suffers. Illegal mining, logging, wildlife trafficking, land…
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Yacu Kallpa: Illegal Timber and Impunity in Peru
NEWS
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12 OCT 2021
Six years after investigators in Peru took down a massive timber trafficking operation that shipped millions of dollars’ worth of illegal hardwood, more than 90 people have been indicted and…
A Long Way to Go: Responses to Environmental Crime in Colombia's Amazon
INVESTIGATIONS
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29 SEP 2021
The presence of corrupt actors who have a vested interest in allowing environmental crime to happen coupled with an overall lack of capacity, resources and political will to combat related…
Corruption at Every Stage: Legal Actors Meet Criminal Networks
INVESTIGATIONS
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22 SEP 2021
From ornamental fish trafficking to land grabbing, corruption greases the wheels of every environmental crime motor, feeding deforestation and biodiversity loss in Colombia’s Amazon region.
A Roaring Trade: Wildlife Trafficking in Colombia’s Amazon
INVESTIGATIONS
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15 SEP 2021
While not as lucrative as illegal mining, wildlife trafficking is still a multimillion-dollar business.
As Marijuana Profits Dry Up, Mexico Crime Groups Turn to Alcohol and Logging
NEWS
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8 SEP 2021
Mexico remains the main international provider of marijuana for the United States, but this has greatly diminished since 2013, forcing certain criminal groups to adapt and look for other funds.
Exploring Illegal Mining in Colombia’s Amazon
INVESTIGATIONS
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8 SEP 2021
As gold prices have skyrocketed, criminal groups once solely dedicated to the trafficking of drugs and arms have moved into illegal mining.
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