Tag: illegal wildlife trafficking
BOOK REVIEW | Pangolins: Scales of Injustice
Smuggled into China and sold for meat in the live-animal markets of cities such as Wuhan, the pangolin has dominated world headlines. Is it the vector for COVID-19? Pangolins have long been sustainably harvested by local communities for their meat and scales, but today the burgeoning trade in these mammals has reached crisis point.
Illegal wildlife trade – what banks must do
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released their report on ‘Money Laundering and the Illegal Wildlife Trade’ a topic that has been sitting on the side-lines for a long time, overshadowed by more prominent criminal ventures, such as drug trafficking.
Combating illegal wildlife trade and illegal wildlife trafficking
Valued at around $23-billion, illegal wildlife trade is the fourth most profitable criminal trafficking enterprise worldwide, yet it's not given the prominence it deserves. But things are changing. In a first-of-its-kind meeting in SA, the financial sector, government and law enforcement met to discuss ways to combat the industrial theft of wildlife.
