More than 80 percent of countries consider environmental crime a national priority, with the majority saying new and more sophisticated criminal activities increasingly threaten peace and security.
INTERPOL and the United Nations surveyed close to 70 countries for their new joint report, Environment, Peace and Security – A Convergence of Threats, which focuses on the links between global environmental crime, valued at up to $258 billion annually, and other criminal activities, including organized crime and terrorism.