Green Criminology & Wildlife Trafficking

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Focusing on the illegal wildlife trade, this research critiques mainstream criminology's neglect of environmental harms and the speciesist approach of green criminology. Through case studies in Russia's Far East, it adopts an ecocentric perspective that values all species and their rights. The book identifies three structural harms linked to wildlife trafficking: environmental damage, animal cruelty, and threats to security from organized crime. It also proposes typologies for understanding trafficking dynamics and offers solutions for policy and enforcement improvements.