#environmentalcrime

I'm honored to be quoted by Nokuthaba Mathema's latest piece in Oxpeckers Investigative Environmental Journalism. The article, "Silent extinction: Zimbabwe’s hotbed of environmental crime," sheds light on the devastating impacts of poaching, illegal wildlife trade, and illicit coal mining in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe. These activities threaten not only our majestic elephants but also the entire ecosystem. In the face of "sponsored poaching" and habitat destruction, it's crucial to support innovative solutions and robust conservation efforts. AI technology is a promising tool in our fight against environmental crime. Read the full article to learn more about the challenges and our efforts to combat them.

Let's start with a definition of an environmental crime. It may be extremely broad, covering different immoral and/or illegal activities like wildlife trading, unregulated fishing and dumping hazardous waste. But what`s important is that environmental crime is a big problem for the whole world. And therefore the Netherlands that is a small country is planning to do something about it.

Pollution is a big problem

Eco crimes: transnational, organised and serious