The world needs a new UN protocol to fight environmental crime 15 de May de 2025 In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Climate Security In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Climate Security In Brazil’s Yanomami Indigenous Territory and across other parts of the Amazon Basin, illegal gold mining has metastasized into a transnational criminal enterprise. What starts with illegal deforestation and mercury poisoning ends with laundered gold flowing into global supply chains. The trade finances organized crime, corrupt officials,... In the Media Op-eds International Cooperation Climate Security Access
Report reveals how environmental crime profits in the Amazon are laundered 6 de November de 2024 In the Media Climate Security In the Media Climate Security A new report by the FACT Coalition found that many investigations into environmental crimes do not follow the money. Of the 230 cases analyzed, 76% involved the use of front and shell companies, likely due to flaws in the anti-money laundering systems of foreign countries, researchers said.... In the Media Climate Security Access
Guns, militia and social media amplify the risks of political violence during the US election 1 de November de 2024 In the Media Climate Security In the Media Climate Security Political violence is hardly new to America. Since the country’s inception, gunmen have shaped its political landscape, from the Civil War to the Ku Klux Klan, to high-profile assassinations and the bombing of federal buildings. Yet the threat of political violence has deepened in recent years and... In the Media Climate Security Access
Biodiversity credit to protect and restore nature 29 de October de 2024 In the Media Climate Security In the Media Climate Security I am writing from Cali, Colombia, where COP16, the UN Biodiversity Conference, is taking place. Among the various goals of those here to advocate for nature, one significant milestone has been achieved: the launch, this past Monday, of the Framework for the International Advisory Panel... In the Media Climate Security Access
Biodiversity credits now have a global standard for high integrity 28 de October de 2024 In the Media Climate Security In the Media Climate Security This Monday (28th), the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB), composed of 25 organizations and experts from various countries, will present a global framework at COP16, the UN Biodiversity Conference. This framework provides guidelines to ensure the integrity of biodiversity preservation and restoration projects.... In the Media Climate Security Access
Illicit crops threaten Colombian biodiversity, the Ministry of Justice warned during COP16. 22 de October de 2024 In the Media Climate Security In the Media Climate Security The Ministry of Justice, through the Drug Policy Directorate, reported that 54 species in Colombia are at critical risk and two ecosystems are under total threat due to illicit cultivation and the convergence of other environmental crimes. In the Media Climate Security Access
Brazil dredges Amazon rivers to ease drought isolation, raising environmental concerns 1 de October de 2024 In the Media Climate Security In the Media Climate Security For the second year in a row, record-breaking drought in the Amazon has caused environmental havoc and left entire communities stranded. Water levels in the major Amazonian rivers have dropped to historical lows. And because they serve as the main transport conduit in the region, the consequences of... In the Media Climate Security Access
Amazon countries are stepping-up measures to counter illicit financing of nature crime 13 de August de 2024 In the Media Climate Security In the Media Climate Security With the announcement by the US of a new initiative to counter the illicit financing of environment crime in the Amazon, there are signs the issue is finally an international priority. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen launched the Amazon Regional Initiative Against Illicit Finance last month with the stated... In the Media Climate Security Access
Guardianas del Amazonas 2: vivencias y herramientas desde el territorio 9 de August de 2024 In the Media Climate Security In the Media Climate Security Colombia es un país rico en biodiversidad y con una historia marcada por conflictos, hoy se encuentra en una encrucijada crítica en la búsqueda de una paz duradera. En este contexto, las mujeres que lideran la defensa de los derechos humanos y la protección ambiental... In the Media Climate Security Access
Scaling up the Amazon’s many bioeconomies requires investment in nature, prosperity, and inclusion (commentary) 8 de August de 2024 In the Media Climate Security In the Media Climate Security Relentless climate change and biodiversity loss are pushing the world’s ecosystems to the brink of collapse. The planet may have already surpassed at least six of nine planetary boundaries crucial for maintaining a safe operating environment for humanity. The only way to slow and eventually reverse course... In the Media Climate Security Access
Bolivia: 2023 Record Deforestation Due to Environmental Crime 8 de August de 2024 In the Media Climate Security In the Media Climate Security “Behind this destruction there are out-of-control forest fires, the expansion of the agricultural frontier, rampant gold mining, and the construction of airports and drug laboratories in the middle of natural parks and protected areas,” indicated the recent report The Plundered Amazon: The Roots of Environmental Crime... In the Media Climate Security Access
The plight of Brazil’s indigenous groups worsens 2 de August de 2024 In the Media Smart Policing in the news Climate Security In the Media Smart Policing in the news Climate Security Since PORTUGUESE colonisers first appeared, the story of indigenous Brazilians has been littered with horror. Disease and violence killed many after the conquest. Slavery on rubber plantations existed into the 20th century. Today wildcat miners, ranchers and loggers are the threat to the indigenous peoples of... In the Media Smart Policing in the news Climate Security Access
Climate change could force 1.2 billion to move by 2050. Is the world even remotely ready? 9 de December de 2022 Brazilian In the Media Op-eds Climate Security Climate and Security media Brazilian In the Media Op-eds Climate Security Climate and Security media In the years leading-up to the outbreak of genocide in Darfur, in 2003, median rainfall plummeted by a third. Brazilian In the Media Op-eds Climate Security Climate and Security media Access
Overheating megacities are a climate problem and solution – a Latin America case study 31 de August de 2022 In the Media Op-eds Climate Security Climate and Security media In the Media Op-eds Climate Security Climate and Security media It can seem like climate change affects all communities equally In the Media Op-eds Climate Security Climate and Security media Access
What is Canada’s place in the new Great Game, over the control of critical minerals and rare earths? 26 de August de 2022 Op-eds Climate Security Climate and Security media Op-eds Climate Security Climate and Security media It all began with a bureaucratic assignment on Jan. 12, 1830. Op-eds Climate Security Climate and Security media Access