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1 results foundAuthor: Kamweti, David Title: Nature and Extent of Environmental Crime in Kenya Summary: This report deals with the nature and extent of environmental crime in Kenya and was commissioned by the Environmental Crimes Project (ECP) of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). The ECP is a project in partnership with the East African Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (EAPCCO). Its core objective is to enhance human security by improving regional law enforcement and policymaking to fight environmental crime in eastern Africa. An environmental crime can be defined as a grave act against the environment that results in the infringement of the right of citizens to a clean and healthy environment. For such an act to constitute a crime, it must contravene laid-down legislation in the various sectors of the environment, such as forestry, water and wildlife. Environmental offences have, for a long time, been treated as misdemeanours, and not felonies. Environmental crime is a serious and growing concern, leading to the near extinction of valuable wildlife species, and significantly impacting on the biological integrity of the planet. It contributes to environmental degradation, which in turn affects the quality and quantity of environmental resources. By doing so, it leads to unhealthy competition for these scarce resources, and subsequently to volatile situations and even resource-use conflicts. As such, environmental crime impacts on human livelihoods. Details: Pretoria: Institute for Security Studies, 2009. 78p. Source: Internet Resource: Monograph 166: Accessed August 7, 2012 at: http://www.iss.co.za/pgcontent.php?UID=2764 Year: 2009 Country: Kenya URL: http://www.iss.co.za/pgcontent.php?UID=2764 Shelf Number: 125896 Keywords: Law Enforcement, EnvironmentNatural ResourcesOffenses Against the Environment (Kenya)Wildlife Crimes |