Kenya Wildlife Service Seizes Sh5.8 Million Ivory in Tharaka-Nithi
Kenya Wildlife Service rangers on Tuesday arrested three suspected poachers and impounded 14 pieces of ivory weighing 58kgs. Addressing journalists at Chogoria Police Station, Maara OCPD Johnston Kabusia
View ArticleCrime in India 2016: statistics
More than 8,000 cases of human trafficking were reported in India in 2016, while 23,000 victims, including 182 foreigners, were rescued during the year, according to National Crime Records Bureau data.
View ArticleMilitias turn their guns on wildlife in Central Africa
Heavily armed militia and poachers are a threat to wildlife populations in the Garamba-Bili-Chinko (GBC) region in Central Africa. The militias are decimating wildlife in the 75,593 square kilometre
View ArticleUS sanctions two over ivory trade with LRA
The US has sanctioned Ugandan Okot Lukwang and Musa Hatari of Sudan for alleged involvement in illicit trade in ivory by supporting an armed group that is contributing to conflict in Central Africa.
View ArticleU.S. environmental penalties nearly halve in Trump's first year: report
The Environmental Protection Agency levied around half the average number of penalties against polluters in the first year of the Trump administration as in the same period of the past three presidential
View ArticleNew study sheds light on illegal global trade of pangolins
Animal traffickers are taking advantage of remote ivory trade routes to smuggle pangolins - one of the world's most endangered animals - out of Central Africa, a new study has found. The solitary mammals
View ArticleLatin American countries sign legally binding pact to protect land defenders
The treaty was signed two years after the killing of Honduran activist Berta Cáceres, who had protested against the construction of a dam. Photograph: Jorge Cabrera/Reuters Officials from 24 Latin...
View ArticleUN launches initiative to better protect environmental defenders
An initiative designed to protect environmental defenders around the world from threats, intimidation, harassment and murder was launched Tuesday by the United Nations Environment Program. The UN...
View ArticleIndonesian graftbusters put a price tag on environmental crime
Indonesia’s anti-graft agency has vowed to include environmental damages in its calculations of state losses incurred through corruption, in a move that could translate to heavier sentences and fines for
View ArticleWildlife poachers in Kenya 'to face death penalty'
Wildlife poachers in Kenya will face the death penalty, the country’s tourism and wildlife minister has reportedly announced. Najib Balala warned the tough new measure would be fast-tracked into law.
View ArticleGiant operation against wildlife crime in 93 countries
International police agency Interpol says a giant operation against illegal trade in wildlife and timber has resulted in millions of dollars' worth of seizures and the identification of 1,400 suspects
View ArticleMadagascar: Yet another anti-trafficking activist convicted
Christopher Magnenjika, an activist working to stem corruption and wildlife trafficking in northeastern Madagascar, was tried, convicted, fined $9 and released earlier this month. The charges against
View ArticleMore Than 200 Environmental Activists Killed In 2017, Says Watchdog
More than 200 environmental activists were killed last year for opposing large-scale agricultural and mining projects, a global rights watchdog said on July 24. The British-based Global Witness said
View ArticlePhilippines is Asia's deadliest country for land activists, say rights...
Murders of land and environmental activists are surging in the Philippines, making it the deadliest country in Asia, according to campaigners who said the government has failed to provide protection.
View ArticleWWF reports death of over 100 wildlife rangers on job in Asia and central Africa
More than 100 wildlife rangers died on the job in Asia and central Africa over the last year, nearly half killed by poachers, the WWF reported today. Illegal hunters are decimating endangered wildlife
View ArticleIndigenous leader's killing exposes land threat in Brazil
An indigenous leader has been found murdered in Brazil, exposing the growing threat to tribes fighting illegal logging in the Amazon, campaigners and authorities said. Jorginho Guajajara was found dead
View ArticleThe state of knowledge of crimes that have serious impacts on the environment
This is a report of an expert process involving experts nominated by governments, inter-governmental organizations and non-governmental organizations. The outcomes of the process are intended to...
View ArticleFacebook animal trade exposed in Thailand
More than 1,500 listings of live animals for sale have been found on Facebook in Thailand by a wildlife trafficking watchdog. Traffic, which monitors such activity, said many of the species, despite
View ArticleCorruption blamed for fuelling rampant environmental crimes
Environmental crimes and corruption emerged as top challenges affecting Africa’s efforts to combat ecosystem degradation at the special session of the African Ministerial Conference of the Environment
View ArticleChina establishes environment courts for ecological zones
East China's Jiangsu Province will establish nine courts to handle environment-related cases in nine different ecological zones within the province. Different from traditional courts dealing with cases
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