GI-TOC Staff Member

Alastair Macbeath

Analyst, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime

Alastair joined the GI-TOC in 2020 and is an analyst within the Global Policy Team with a particular focus on environmental crime. His recent work includes research within the Asia-Pacific region relating to the illicit economies associated with wildlife crime, as well as research at the global level relating to the challenges involved with international enforcement cooperation. He is currently researching the issues surrounding statutory legislation as a means of regulating online wildlife markets.

Alastair is a member of the GI-TOC’s Market Monitoring and Friction Unit (MMFU) which uses digital technology, including machine-learning enabled processes, to understand and respond to illegal online marketing of wildlife products. He holds an MA(Hons) in history from the University of Glasgow.

Recent publications

Articles

Research Reports

  • Alastair MacBeath and Amanda Whitfort, Species Victim Impact Statements: Giving a Voice to the Unheard Victims of Environmental and Wildlife Crime, 2023, GI-TOC (Forthcoming)
  • Alastair MacBeath and Julia Stanyard, Uniting the Response: Challenges in International Law Enforcement Cooperation in Wildlife Crime in Asia and Africa, 2023, GI-TOC (Forthcoming)
  • Alastair MacBeath, Simone Haysom, Emerson Sy, Pillagers in Paradise: The trafficking dynamics of the Palawan pangolin, 2022, GI-TOC, https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/trafficking-palawan-pangolin-philippines/
  • Comolli, V. and MacBeath, A. (eds.), 2022. Special Section: Exploring the Nexus between Human Vulnerabilities and Environmental Crime. Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, 4(1)
  • Comolli, V. and MacBeath, A., 2022. Special Section Introduction: Exploring the Nexus between Human Vulnerabilities and Environmental Crime. Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, 4(1), pp.1–7. DOI: http://doi.org/10.31389/jied.154
  • Alastair MacBeath & Gretchen Peters, Expanding the Arsenal: Typology reports, a new weapon in the fight against the online wildlife trade, 2022, GI-TOC, https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/typology-reports-online-illegal-wildlife-trade/
  • Alastair MacBeath, Disruptive Endeavours: Ethical guidance for civil society organizations monitoring and responding to online trafficking in endangered species, 2022, GI-TOC, https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/ethical-guide-cso-iwt/

 

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