Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Other authors / contributors: | Nellemann, C., 1966- editor.
Henriksen, Rune, editor.
Raxter, Patricia, editor.
Ash, Neville, editor.
Mrema, Elizabeth, editor.
United Nations Environment Programme, issuing body.
GRID--Arendal, issuing body.
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| ISBN: | 9789210572866
9210572866
9788277011325
8277011326
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| Digital file characteristics: | text file PDF
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| Notes: | "A UNEP rapid response assessment."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-106)
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed December 8, 2014).
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| Summary: | This report focuses on the far-reaching consequences of the environmental crime phenomenon we face today. The situation has worsened to the extent that illegal trade in wildlife's impacts are now acknowledged to go well beyond strictly environmental impacts - by seriously undermining economies and livelihoods, good governance, and the rule of law. The consequences are increasingly evident: illegal wildlife trafficking constitutes a barrier to the achievement of both sustainable development and environmental sustainability. The illegal trade in wildlife and environmental crime are now widely recognized as significant threats on a global scale, to be tackled with urgency. However the responses to date, in terms of impact on the ground, have been too modest, and inadequate to the scale and growth of the threat to wildlife and the environment. A fuller understanding of the phenomenon of illegal wildlife trade is necessary to design and further strengthen - and accelerate - an effective strategy to successfully tackle the issue at all levels and with all means possible. A global and holistic response needs to be implemented to support national, regional and international efforts by strengthening and synchronizing actions targeting coherent environmental legislation, poverty alleviation and demand reduction.
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