Climate change and organized crime threats in the Pacific Islands - new report
Climate change and organized crime are increasingly interconnected global challenges. Organized crime in the Pacific Islands is growing in scale, diversification, sophistication and harm. The region’s largest organized criminal markets include fauna crimes (as well as financial crimes and human trafficking), with illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and illegal logging among the most widespread forms of environmental crime. These crimes contribute directly to environmental degradation by reducing carbon sequestration, damaging ecosystems, and threatening biodiversity.This report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime examines how climate change and organized crime form a mutually reinforcing cycle that erodes stability across the region.
This is an interesting lens on climate change in the region, thanks Mark for sharing. The link to the report is https://globalinitiative.net/analysis/climate-change-and-organized-crime-threats-in-the-pacific-islands/