摘要: |
The COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted or halted many marine transport and trade routes but hopes that this would also damage activities related to illegal wildlife trade (IWT) were largely misplaced. As populations worldwide adapted to home-working, so too did criminals, turning to online platforms to sell their contraband in pursuit of profit, despite the risk of increased exposure. According to the latest report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), wildlife traffickers may have increased customer bases and sales throughout 2020, highlighting the need for extra vigilance and security in ports and across wider shipping supply chains to prevent wildlife crime from escalating further. |