Next week, we'll be at the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime in Vienna, urging governments to strengthen action against environmental crime.

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#crime #UNTOC #UN #climate #forests #oceans #wildlife

Crimes that affect the environment, such as illegal mining, logging, fishing, wildlife trafficking and waste crime, are among the most profitable fields of organised crime.

Join our side event at the #UNTOC COP13 in Vienna, 21 October, 13:00.
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🌍 #UNTOC #COP13 opens in Vienna next week (19–23 Oct)

Crimes that affect the environment is high on the agenda

Corruption enables these crimes #UNCAC and #UNTOC must work together

The latest ECC WG blog lays out how to help 🔗 uncaccoalition.org/resources/br...

H.E. Amb. Zaheer Lahe of #SouthAfrica underscores how national efforts are limited to tackle envt. crime, from illegal wildlife trafficking to illegal mining, as they are transnational. A fourth protocol at #UNTOC will close critical gaps by recognizing these as a serious crime.

Highlighting the gap in intl. framework that can comprehensively address transnational organized crime affecting the environment, Carlos Sanchez del Aguila of #Peru that a draft resolution launching negotiations on an additional protocol on envt. crimes to be tabled #UNTOC COP13.

The GEN is at the briefing in #GENeva on discussions towards an additional Protocol under the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crimes #UNTOC to strengthen international cooperation against environmental crimes, ahead of COP13.

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The pet trade puts #reptiles and #amphibians at risk: close legal gaps now - our paper in *Nature* is out: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#exoticpettrade #wildlifetrade #StolenWildlife #CITES #UNTOC