Crime in India 2020
The Coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown resulted in a drop in traditional crimes like theft, robbery, and assault on women and children in 2020, but there was a drastic jump in disobedience to
Environment Crime
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Crime in India 2016: statistics
More than 8,000 cases of human trafficking were reported in India in 2016, while 23,000 victims, including 182 foreigners, were rescued during the year, according to National Crime Records Bureau data.
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Kenya Wildlife Service Seizes Sh5.8 Million Ivory in Tharaka-Nithi
Kenya Wildlife Service rangers on Tuesday arrested three suspected poachers and impounded 14 pieces of ivory weighing 58kgs. Addressing journalists at Chogoria Police Station, Maara OCPD Johnston Kabusia
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Indonesian NGOs lawyer up against environmental crimes
MEDAN, Indonesia — Several NGOs in Indonesia’s North Sumatra Island province have established a joint team of legal experts to focus on addressing environmental crimes in the region. “This team is a
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Reported murder of 'uncontacted' tribe exposes mining threats in Brazil's Amazon
Endangered indigenous tribes are increasingly facing threats from miners in the Amazon rainforest amid budget cuts to the Brazilian government agency responsible for protecting them, local officials and
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Mangosuthu Buthelezi honoured for fight against rhino poaching
IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi was among several people honoured on Monday night for his long-standing commitment to rhino conservation. Speaking at the annual Rhino Conservation Awards at Montecasino‚
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Leading elephant conservationist shot dead in Tanzania
The head of an animal conservation NGO who had received numerous death threats has been shot and killed by an unknown gunman in Tanzania. Wayne Lotter, 51, was shot on Wednesday evening in the Masaki
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In Colombia, deforestation gangs run rampant
In Colombia’s southeast Guaviare department, which includes almost 20 percent of the deforested areas of Colombia, harvested wood rots on the ground while gangs and drug traffickers take over the land
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Rare Delicacy in DRC Connected to Illegal Wildlife Trafficking
Considered to be a rare and expensive commodity in markets throughout DRC's North Kivu province, nyama ya pori, or bush meat, is mostly available by special order. Josephine Katindi, 43, says she prepares
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US donates R23.4m to combat wildlife trafficking, poaching In Namibia
Windhoek -The United States ambassador to Namibia, Thomas Daughton, yesterday announced a donation of R23.4 million grant aimed at combatting wildlife trafficking and poaching in Namibia. Daughton said
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Downward trend in rhino poaching cause for cautious optimism: Molewa
CAPE TOWN - Environmental Affairs Minister, Edna Molewa says government is escalating the fight against rhino poaching despite current measures yielding positive results. Molewa was briefing the media