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Matthew J. Smith

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Regulating Internet Trade in CITES Species

2013

International trade in species that are or may be endangered by collection from the wild is regulated under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora (CITES) for 176 member States (Parties). Internet commerce is a relatively new route for such trade. In 2007, the CITES Secretariat asked Parties to collect information on internet wildlife trade and report problems and implemented regulations. The reports indicated it was difficult to even approximate the influence of e-commerce on CITES-listed species (CITES Secretariat 2009). We report a case study in which we quantified international transactions over an internet auction site of CITES-listed cacti …

CactaceaeSettore BIO/07 - EcologiaConservation of Natural ResourcesInternationalityInternational tradeBiologyConference of the partiesmedia_common.cataloged_instanceEuropean unionTreatyEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsNature and Landscape Conservationmedia_commonInternetDiversityEcologyCITESEcologybusiness.industryEndangered SpeciesCommerceRange stateCITES Internet trade international Cactaceae cactiEnvironmental PolicyWildlife tradeSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataListing (finance)businessDatabase transaction
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CITES, wild plants, and opportunities for crime

2017

The illegal trade in endangered plants damages both the environment and localcommunities 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…

Cites Wildlife Plants Crime proofing of legislation Situational crime preventionCITESbusiness.industry05 social sciencesEnvironmental resource managementEndangered speciesLegislationNatural resourceIntervention (law)Crime preventionPolitical scienceSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E Applicata050501 criminologyDamagesSettore IUS/13 - Diritto InternazionaleSituational ethicsbusinessLawEnvironmental planning0505 law
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