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New report: Wildlife crime in Hispanic America

5 December 2024

On 5 December 2024 IFAW launched the report “Wildlife crime in Hispanic America”, which was authored by Pauline Verheij of EcoJust. The report presents

Tanzanian “Ivory Queen” re-sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for ivory trafficking

12 December 2021

In most jurisdictions around the world, successful prosecutions of high-level wildlife traffickers are rare. Law enforcement agencies often struggle to collect sufficient (and permissible) evidence

Wildlife crime in Suriname and Bolivia threat to unique species

22 January 2019

Early 2018 IUCN Netherlands commissioned Pauline Verheij of EcoJust to conduct an analysis of wildlife crime in Bolivia and Suriname. This analysis led to a

EcoJust teams up with Wildleaks

19 February 2014

London, February 06, 2014 – A group of organizations headed by the Elephant Action League and focused on fighting wildlife and forest crime has launched

Wildlife trafficking in Europe: the tip of a growing iceberg

5 July 2013

(This blog is adapted from an article that will be published in the Norwegian Police Magazine Miljøkrim, publication date August 2013) Globally, illegal wildlife trade

CITES 2013: will the paper tiger roar?CITES 2013: zal de papieren tijger brullen?

20 March 2013

CoP16, the 16th conference of the parties to CITES (3-14 March, Bangkok, Thailand) has ended with a remarkable lack of agreement among conservationists about the

Wildlife crime profound threat to nationsFaunacriminaliteit ernstige bedreiging voor landen

28 January 2013

The global illegal trade in wildlife is worth $19bn (£12bn) a year and is threatening the stability of some governments according to new research. Carried