Wildlife Watch, APA-Obs

Following the tracks of Asia’s snow leopard trafficking syndicates

...Pressures on Asia’s rare snow leopards, long persecuted for their pelts, are increasing due to demand in South East Asian countries, particularly China, for their bones and meat. While China is em...

Posted on 05 Nov 2021

APA-Obs, ESA-Obs

Scratching the surface: Tracing coloured gemstone flows from Mozambique and Malawi to Asia

Scratching the surface

...The trade in coloured gemstones stretches around the world, linking source countries on almost every continent to international trade hubs, mainly in Asia, and on to retail markets. Mozambique is one ...

Posted on 05 Nov 2021

Author(s): Marcena Hunter, Chikomeni Manda, Gabriel Moberg

Drug Policy, UN-TOC Watch

Thinking inside the box

...In a series of recent meetings, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs identified state challenges in tackling drug trafficking, but glossed over the broader issues shaping the global drug economy and how t...

Posted on 03 Nov 2021

Author(s): Ian Tennant

Drug Policy, ESACD

Drug policy and infectious disease transmission in Eastern and Southern Africa

Drug policy and infectious disease transmission in Eastern and Southern Africa

...This brief provides an overview of key issues relating to drug policy and the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis (TB), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV)...

Posted on 01 Nov 2021

Author(s): Andrew Scheibe

Global Initiative

Environmental crime: The not-so-hidden obstacle to combat climate change

...The United Kingdom is currently hosting the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow. As heads of state convene to make new commitments to address the climate crisis and dra...

Posted on 31 Oct 2021

Author(s): Summer Walker

Extortion in Central America, Latinoamérica y el Caribe, CAM-Obs

Search and Seizure: The potential of asset forfeiture for countering extortion in Central America

Search and Seizure: The potential of asset forfeiture for countering extortion in Central America

...Extortion has become an endemic problem in Central America. To provide a comprehensive response to this crime, the countries of the region have begun to make use of asset forfeiture, a tool that reduc...

Posted on 28 Oct 2021

Author(s): Dennis Cheng