Organized Environmental Crime

Black Markets in Gold, Wildlife, and Timber

Daan van Uhm (Utrecht University, the Netherlands)

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Bloomsbury Academic
16 November 2023

Environmental economics; Environment law

Developing an innovative approach to understanding how organized crime groups diversify into the illegal trade in natural resources, this book looks at the convergence between environmental crime and other serious crimes.

In Organized Environmental Crime, Daan van Uhm breaks new ground by rejecting the classic image of organized crime as specializing in one kind of criminal activity. Instead, he develops an innovative approach to understanding how organized crime groups diversify into the illegal trade in natural resources by looking at the convergence between environmental crime and other serious crimes.

Personal stories from informants directly involved in organized crime networks offer unique insights into the black markets in gold, wildlife, and timber in three environmental crime hotspots: the Darién Gap, a remote swath of jungle on the Colombia-Panama border in Latin America; the Golden Triangle, a notorious opium epicenter in Southeast Asia; and the eastern edge of the Congo basin, an important conflict area in Central Africa.

The proliferation of organized environmental crime exacerbates the global destruction of ancient rainforests; the mass extinction of species; and the pollution of the atmosphere, land, and water, negatively affecting planet Earth. By uncovering its incentives, features, and harms, this book is crucial to understanding organized environmental crime in a rapidly changing world.

By: Daan van Uhm (Utrecht University the Netherlands)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781440879609
ISBN 10: 1440879605
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 16 November 2023
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Daan van Uhm, PhD, is a criminologist from Utrecht University, the Netherlands, specializing in green criminology.

Reviews for Organized Environmental Crime: Black Markets in Gold, Wildlife, and Timber

This is an ambitious book, and there is no denying how adroitly the author marshals a dizzying array of cultures, histories, crimes, and interview schedules to show that organized environmental crime poses a serious threat to social security and safety around the globe ... Recommended [for] lower-division undergraduates through faculty. * CHOICE *