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The Rise of Environmental Crime : A Growing Threat to Natural Resources, Peace, Development and Security / UNEP.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United Nations Environment Programme.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environment and Climate Change.
- Natural Resources Water and Energy.
- Local Subjects:
- Environment and Climate Change.
- Natural Resources Water and Energy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (99 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : United Nations, 2016.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The environment provides the very foundation of sustainable development, our health, food security and our economies. Ecosystems provide clean water supply, clean air and secure food and ultimately both physical and mental wellbeing. Natural resources also provide livelihoods, jobs and revenues to governments that can be used for education, health care, development and sustainable business models. The role of the environment is recognized across the internationally agreed seventeen sustainable development goals adopted in 2015. However, the environment as the very foundation of sustainable development, peace and security is now at risk. Environmental crime is vastly expanding and increasingly endangering not only wildlife populations but entire ecosystems, sustainable livelihoods and revenue streams to governments. This publication examines these crimes and its effects, and makes recommendations for efforts to be put forward so that peace and sustainable development can prevail.
- Contents:
- Foreword
- Summary and recommendations
- Introduction
- What is environmental crime?
- The legal framework on environmental crimes
- Growth in environmental crime
- Illegal wildlife trade
- Forestry crimes
- Fisheries crimes
- Waste, pollution
- White collar environmental crimes
- Environmental crime and threat finance to terrorism and conflicts
- Addressing root causes of environmental crime
- Responding to environmental crime
- Restoration case studies
- Coordination of efforts
- Conclusion.
- ISBN:
- 9788269043419
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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