The Illegal Wildlife Trade: Inside the World of Poachers, Smugglers and Traders

Daan P. van Uhm

Springer, 15 лист. 2016 р. - 328 стор.

In this book the author examines the illegal wildlife trade from multiple perspectives: the historical context, the impact on the environment, the scope of the problem internationally, the sociocultural demand for illegal products, the legal efforts to combat it, and several case studies from inside the trade. The illegal wildlife trade has become a global criminal enterprise, following in the footsteps of drugs and weapons. Beyond the environmental impact, financial profits from the illegal wildlife trade often fund organized crime groups and violent gangs that threaten public safety and security in myriad ways.

This innovative volume covers several key questions surrounding the wildlife trade: why is there a demand for illegal wildlife products, which actors are involved in the trade, how is the business organized, and what are the harmful consequences. The author performed ethnographic fieldwork in three key markets: Russia, Morocco, and China, and has constructed a detailed picture of how the wildlife trade operates in these areas.

Conversations with informants directly involved in the illegal business ensure unique insights into this lively black market. In the course of his journey the author follows the route of the illegal wildlife trade from poor poaching areas to rich business districts where corrupt officials, legally registered companies, wildlife farms and sophisticated criminal organizations all have a share. A fascinating look inside the world of poachers, smugglers and traders.

Зміст

• 1 Wildlife Trade Through the Ages: 1
• 2 The Sixth Mass Extinction: 17
• 3 Imperialism and Criminalization: 33
• 4 Crimes Against Nature: 48
• 5 Enter the Field of Wildlife: 75
• 6 The Numbers of the Trade: 89
• 7 Black Caviar: 117
• 8 Monkey Business: 161
• 9 Crime to Cure: 197
• 10 Overarching Views and the Future: 255
• Conclusion: 279
• Appendix I Status Category by Major Taxonomic Animal Groupings: 283
• Appendix II The World Country List by Continents: 286
• Appendix III Species in EU Wildlife Seizures: 295
• Appendix IV Source Countries of EU Wildlife Seizures: 297
• Appendix V Import Countries of EU Wildlife Seizures: 301
• Appendix VI Overview of Informants in Russia Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan: 303
• Appendix VII Overview of Informants in Morocco: i
• Appendix VIII Overview of Informants in China: iii
• Appendix IX Overview of Informants in Europe: vi
• Appendix X IUCNCITES Status of Sturgeons: viii
• Appendix XI IUCNCITES Status of Macaques: x
• Appendix XII IUCNCITES Status of Tigers: xii
• Appendix XIII IUCNCITES Status of Rhinoceros: xiii
• Appendix XIV IUCNCITES Status of Saiga Antelopes and Pangolins: xiv
• Index: xv

Про автора

Dr. Daan P. van Uhm is Assistant Professor at the Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology at the Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He conducted research on various forms of environmental crime, such as transnational illegal wildlife trafficking, deforestation and timber trade in Southeast Asia and the illegal trade in dogs in Europe, and assisted in several lawsuits. During 2012-2015, Daan van Uhm worked as a PhD candidate at the Willem Pompe Institute and he obtained his PhD in criminology at Utrecht University in 2016. Van Uhm primarily focuses on research in the context of green crimes and harms.

Бібліографічна інформація

• Назва: The Illegal Wildlife Trade: Inside the World of Poachers, Smugglers and Traders; Studies of Organized Crime; Law and Criminology; Law and Criminology (R0)
• Автор: Daan P. van Uhm
• Видання: ілюстроване
• Видавець: Springer, 2016
• ISBN: 3319421298, 9783319421292
• Обсяг: 328 стор.