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CITES, wild plants, and opportunities for crime

CITES, wild plants, and opportunities for crime
CITES, wild plants, and opportunities for crime
The illegal trade in endangered plants damages both the environment and local
communities by threatening and destroying numerous species and important natural resources. There is very little research which systematically addresses this issue by identifying specific opportunities for crime. This article presents the results of an interdisciplinary study which brings together criminological and conservation science expertise to identify criminal opportunities in the illegal wild plant trade and suggest strategies in order to prevent and mitigate the problem. Methodologically, the study adapts a crime proofing of legislation approach to the UN Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and is based on documentary and interview data. Situational crime prevention is used as a framework to provide points for effective intervention.
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Lavorgna, Anita
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Rutherford, Catherine
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Vaglica, Valentina
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Smith, Matthew J.
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Smith, Matthew J.
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Lavorgna, Anita, Rutherford, Catherine, Vaglica, Valentina, Smith, Matthew J. and Sajeva, Maurizio (2017) CITES, wild plants, and opportunities for crime. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research. (doi:10.1007/s10610-017-9354-1).

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The illegal trade in endangered plants damages both the environment and local
communities by threatening and destroying numerous species and important natural resources. There is very little research which systematically addresses this issue by identifying specific opportunities for crime. This article presents the results of an interdisciplinary study which brings together criminological and conservation science expertise to identify criminal opportunities in the illegal wild plant trade and suggest strategies in order to prevent and mitigate the problem. Methodologically, the study adapts a crime proofing of legislation approach to the UN Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and is based on documentary and interview data. Situational crime prevention is used as a framework to provide points for effective intervention.

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Accepted/In Press date: 18 July 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 11 August 2017

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Local EPrints ID: 412833
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/412833
ISSN: 0928-1371
PURE UUID: c6d60580-71b8-4fcf-a3b7-c8340cececdc
ORCID for Anita Lavorgna: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-8484-1613

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Date deposited: 02 Aug 2017 16:30
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 05:35

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Author: Anita Lavorgna ORCID iD
Author: Catherine Rutherford
Author: Valentina Vaglica
Author: Matthew J. Smith
Author: Maurizio Sajeva

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