Authorities in Ecuador are considering a response to an international sanction of its shark trade, which could be the first step in a challenging battle to stop shark-fin trafficking in …
Environmental Crime
Environmental crimes encompass a wide spectrum of illicit activities, including illegal wood, wildlife trafficking, illegal mining and land grabbing.
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Environmental activists and indigenous communities in the Amazon are awaiting a verdict in the emblematic case of the Saweto murders, which has seen a decade-long search for justice become a …
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Criminal News
Peruvian Gold Mining Gangs Launch Increasingly Brazen Attacks
by Jakob Kochby Jakob KochThe growth of gold mining gangs in Peru’s La Libertad province has led to a deteriorating security situation, with unprecedented attacks on security forces and one of the country’s largest …
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Criminal News
Illegal Gold Mining Continues Threatening Yanomami Land in Brazil
by Elijah Jonesby Elijah JonesAuthorities have discovered further illegal mining operations on Yanomami Indigenous lands in Brazil, casting doubt on efforts put forth in 2023 to eradicate this environmental crime. Federal police forces entered …
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Between the decrease in forest loss in Colombia and Brazil and the Amazonian summit, this year represented a small victory in the battle against deforestation in the region. But this …
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Over 60 indigenous Miskito leaders and representatives are gathered in a Catholic church in the town of Mocorón, a village inhabited by approximately 500 Miskitos, located deep in the Moskitia, …
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It was about 3:00 p.m. in the afternoon of September 16, 2021, when the Bell H1-1H, with the registration number 953, of the Honduran Air Force filled the sky over …
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Indigenous Miskito fishermen in Honduras’ Moskitia region sometimes come across packages of cocaine floating on the open ocean. White gold, they call them. For these locals, the packages are an …
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Criminal News
Q&A: How Sand Trafficking in Brazil Became a Highly Lucrative Crime
by Efren Bryneby Efren BryneBrazilian authorities have launched a series of operations targeting illegal sand extraction as part of a renewed commitment to fighting environmental crimes. But much more may be required to tackle …
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A recently released list of Venezuela’s most wanted criminals has brought attention to some of the country’s most important organized crime figures, but also underlines the government’s refusal to acknowledge …