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World Environment Day: A Chance to Reflect on Sustainable Development

June 5, 2025June 4, 2025 /Leave a comment

World Environment Day, observed annually on June 5, is a United Nations (UN)-led global event that unites millions of people worldwide to raise awareness and take action for the protection and restoration of the environment. Established in 1972 at the Stockholm Conference on the Human...

Environmental Crimes

The Critical Role AFC Professionals Can Play in Sustainable Development

April 22, 2025April 22, 2025 /Leave a comment

In 1900, a group of European colonial powers signed the world’s first multilateral treaty on wildlife preservation at the Convention for the Preservation of Wild Animals, Birds and Fish in Africa.1 Numerous treaties, protocols and agreements have been signed in the last century. While every...

Environmental Crimes, Global Financial Crime Review

Nature for Sale: Unmasking the True Cost of Wildlife Trafficking

April 22, 2025April 22, 2025 /Leave a comment

Earth Day is an opportunity to celebrate the beauty of our planet, but also to confront the threats it faces. One of the most insidious threats is illegal wildlife trafficking, a multifaceted trade that fuels biodiversity loss, weakens ecosystems, spreads disease and enriches criminal networks....

Environmental Crimes, Europe Express, Understanding AI

ECO-SOLVE: Using AI to Disrupt Global Wildlife Trafficking

April 21, 2025April 16, 2025 /Leave a comment

An African grey parrot, a common boa, a pangolin … these are not just animals in the wild; they are commodities advertised and sold on social media every day. Once confined to shadowy backroom deals, the illegal wildlife trade (IWT) has gone digital, thriving on...