12/10/2025
12:30 - 13:00
Virtual Channel 5
, Online only
Session with interpretation
Why attend
It is crucial to understand how the convergence of environmental crime with other forms of transnational organized crime presents a growing and urgent threat to global conservation efforts.
Session Description
The increasing convergence of environmental crime with other forms of transnational organized crime presents a growing and urgent threat to global conservation efforts. The illicit exploitation of natural resources—ranging from wildlife trafficking and illegal fishing to deforestation and unregulated mining—is no longer isolated but deeply intertwined with broader criminal networks engaged in money laundering, drug trafficking, arms smuggling, and corruption. As Earth League International (ELI) has documented through extensive field investigations and intelligence gathering, these interconnected criminal economies undermine governance, fuel violence, and destabilize communities, exacerbating the environmental crisis and weakening enforcement efforts.Organised by
Earth League International ( United States of America )
Partners
International Fund for Animal Welfare ( United States of America )
