Abstract The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) secured an
agreement in 1989 among its member states to ban the international trade in ivory. This …

Transnational crime—the illicit procurement, transportation and distribution of commodities
across international borders—is an area of increasing interest for criminologists. Most of the …

Transnational crime, the illicit procurement, transportation, and distribution of commodities
across international borders, is an area of increasing interest for criminologists. Most of the …

Context Poaching of the African elephant for ivory had been on the increase since 1997
when the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) allowed a one …

Policing reveals much about rural society. It refers to the way that the police, the public and
other agencies regulate themselves and each other according to the dominant ideals of …

The recent increase of parasitic diseases associated with wildlife tourism can be traced to
human contact with wildlife and intense modification of wildlife habitat. The continental …

Protecting endangered species that offer poachers from low-income countries high
economic benefits remains a policy challenge. A broadly applicable economic model of …

Few studies have explored on the micro-level why corruption hampers environmental
regulations. The relationship between corruption and regulatory compliance is here …

The global wildlife trade dates to antiquity. Recently, its harms to endangered species,
animal welfare, and public health have become critical to address. The complexities of the …

This paper examines the complex social problem of African elephant decimation using a
political economy approach. This paper applies five principles of O'Hara's political economy …