Wildlife Whistleblowers
IUCN Motions Essential In Guiding New International Whistleblower Law, Environmental Whistleblower Policy Expert Explains
New resolutions approved by the members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) may serve as a guiding star for governments looking to combat the destruction of natural resources and wildlife trafficking, says Scott Hajost, a leading international...
Opinion: Empowering Whistleblowing to Counter Environmental Crimes and Prevent Pandemics
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has generated profound global structural effects that cannot be easily reversed: It has been weakening governments, increasing social instability, intensifying poverty, and strengthening nonstate armed actors. The pandemic should be a wake-up call and a prompt...
Opinion: Data From Marist Whistleblower Poll Supports Passage Of The Wildlife Conservation And Anti-Trafficking Act
Wildlife around the world is being destroyed and exploited at an unprecedented rate. Forests are being illegally logged, and the illegal timber trade, as reported by INTERPOL, is $51 -$152 billion annually. Our oceans are being fished at unsustainable rates...
Earth League International Releases Extensive Report on WildLeaks and Environmental Whistleblowing
On September 8, Earth League International (ELI) released a comprehensive report detailing the first six years of its WildLeaks Project. WildLeaks, launched in 2014, is a secure whistleblowing site for environmental crime. The 70-page report details some of the tips...
Former Employee Of Multinational Oil Trading Company Indicted For Bribing Ecuadorian Officials
A Grand Jury in Brooklyn, NY has indicted a Mexican citizen for facilitating bribes to former Ecuadorian officials. The man, Javier Aguilar, currently resides in the U.S. and worked as a trader for an unnamed multinational oil distribution and trading...
Representative Don Young Hopes to Enlist Whistleblowers to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trafficking
The African elephant is under attack, and has been for some time. Of the roughly 400,000 African elephants alive today, nearly 20,000 are poached every year for their ivory tusks, which can be sold for great prices on the black...
Experts Explain How Whistleblowers Can Help Defeat International Wildlife Trafficking And Exploitation
On September 8, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) held a webinar on the importance of protecting whistleblowers who report wildlife crimes. Whistleblower protection: A tool for stopping corruption that threatens the world’s forests, fisheries, and wildlife examined the legal options...
International Anti-Corruption and Whistleblower Protection Webinar Announced
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) will hold a wildlife whistleblower webinar on September 8, as part of its Targeting Natural Resource Corruption (TNRC) program. The webinar, Whistleblower protection: An essential tool for stopping the corruption that threatens the world’s forests,...
Whistleblowers Important in Combatting Wildlife Crimes Against Elephants
August 12 is World Elephant Day, a day “to bring attention to the urgent plight of Asian and African elephants.” Asian elephants are marked as endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, while the African...
Whistleblower Film Festival To Screen Our Gorongosa, Documentary About Mozambique National Park
The 9th annual Whistleblower Summit and Film Festival is taking place online this year, and among the over 40 films that are available to stream from July 28 to August 1 with a festival pass is Our Gorongosa, produced by...
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