(Continued) Preventing and Combating Illicit Trafficking in Wildlife and other Crimes that Affect the Environment - High-level debate, General Assembly, 80th session.
The high-level debate will raise awareness on the scale and complexity of crimes that affect the environment, and their impact on security, sustainable development and human rights. The meeting will offer a platform to reiterate the strategic importance of preventing and combating this type of crime, to share information on their trends and exchange good practice in responding to them. The meeting will also contribute to addressing the relationship between crimes that affect the environment and corruption. Continuation of the plenary segment followed by interventions from relevant stakeholders Members States and Observers of the General Assembly, UN entities and stakeholders participating in the high-level debate are invited to share existing promising practices from across regions, reflecting on effective national and regional policies, including the importance of community involvement in responding to crimes that affect the environment. -- Crimes that affect the environment, includin...