Yesterday, InSightCrime Co-director @jerrymcdermott @jerrymcdermott spoke about the importance of cracking down on #EnvironmentalCrime in the #Amazon at #COP11 #UNTOC. Below is a short recap of what was discussed 🧵👇: 
@jerrymcdermott @jerrymcdermott stressed the need for the international community to do more than “give lip service, [as] the consequences of #EnvironmentalCrime are potentially far more catastrophic for the world than the abuse of illegal narcotics.”
“We must step up our due diligence [on] the sourcing of wood, gold, and other products of #EnvironmentalCrime.” Illegally logged timber, for example, is often used to make products sold legally in international markets.
Likewise, illegal gold mined in protected areas like the Peruvian Amazon is often used in refineries in the United Sates, Switzerland, and Canada.
Non-state armed actors and entrepreneurial criminal groups could not get away with these #EnvironmentalCrimes without facilitators or legal actors. Corruption plays a big role in permitting these #EnvironmentalCrimes to continue.
For example, land grabbing depends largely on officials accepting bribes. To learn more:
Despite being a multimillion-dollar business, wildlife trafficking is another crime that is often underestimated. These are the 10 species most trafficked in Colombia:
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