Alliance Director Charles Barber authors new report on nature crime

Dr Charles ‘Chip’ Barber, Director of the Nature Crime Alliance, has authored a new report published by World Resources Institute (WRI).

‘People, Planet, Justice: Understanding and Countering Nature Crime’ provides analysis on how these crimes work; their convergences with other forms of serious organized crime including financial crimes and human rights violations; and offers recommendations to support the global response to this challenge.

Based on three years of research, 150 expert interviews, and hundreds of studies, the report covers five major types of nature crime and lays out:

• Analysis of how these nature crimes operate and connect to other organized crimes like financial crime, corruption, narcotics and human rights abuses.

• Insights into how natural resources are largely taken from developing countries and the ocean while profits often flow to developed nations and elites.

• Solutions to disrupt these crimes — from stronger laws and enforcement to empowering Indigenous Peoples and local communities, and harnessing new technologies.

Read the report here

Barber also wrote a WRI Insights article that outlines five key approaches that can bolster the global response to nature crime, which distills some of the key takeaways from the report.