BIODIVERSITY
11/14/2001
Study estimates that 38 million animals are smuggled from Brazil's forests each year for sale on the black market.
Source
"Smugglers Steal 38 Mln Animals from Brazil's Forests," Reuters, 14 November 2001.
Links
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Brazil's National Network Against the Trafficking of Wild Animals (RENCTAS)
TRAFFIC International
Worldwatch Links
State of the World 2001 - Chapter 9: Controlling International Environmental Crime
World Watch Magazine: Crimes of (A) Global Nature, Sept/Oct 2002
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