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Author_Donald R. Liddick
Basel Convention
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Caviar Trafficking
CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species)
Conflict Timber
Crime
Electronic Waste
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Illegal Whaling
Illicit Crop Cultivation
Ivory Trafficking
Lacey Act
Montreal Protocol
Organized Crime
Palm Oil Plantations
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- ISBN 9780313384646
- Weight: 624g
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 18 Feb 2011
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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This comprehensive analysis of garbage trafficking, wildlife trafficking, illegal fishing, and illegal logging highlights the difficulty in balancing human interests and environmental responsibility.
The alarming consequences of eco-crime go far beyond the widespread degradation of the natural world; important societal institutions are undermined and negative social and economic impacts also result from garbage trafficking, wildlife trafficking, illegal fishing, and illegal logging. In order to successfully combat these problems, a consistent, international response will be necessary.
Crimes Against Nature: Illegal Industries and the Global Environment addresses an important topic that is largely unknown and rarely documented other than in reports published by environmental NGOs and a limited number of academic articles and journalistic accounts. A comprehensive and up-to-date description of each illicit industry is provided, emphasizing the damages caused, the transnational nature of these activities, the roles played by organized crime and public and private elites, and the range of possible solutions. The author addresses the complexity of balancing human concerns with environmental interests and concludes with information regarding promising recent developments.
Donald R. Liddick is associate professor of criminal justice at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, Uniontown, PA.
