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Global hardwood demand fuelling illicit trade cuts deep into Gambia’s revenue

Op-eds

Global hardwood demand fuelling illicit trade cuts deep into Gambia’s revenue

By Feyi Ogunade

Balancing protection from criminal enterprise and profit to preserve carbon sink rainforest in Congo Basin

Africa

Balancing protection from criminal enterprise and profit to preserve carbon sink rainforest in Congo Basin

By Oluwole Ojewale

Smugglers carve destructive niche in Africa’s rosewood timber resources

Africa

Smugglers carve destructive niche in Africa’s rosewood timber resources

By Willis Okumu for ISS Today

Madagascar’s vanilla industry has become a magnet for corruption, money laundering and criminality

Africa

Madagascar’s vanilla industry has become a magnet for corruption, money laundering and criminality

By Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime