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Concerned about the Environment?Global poverty? Then you need to be concerned about timber and wildlife trafficking.Vienna, April 10, 2008Timber and wildlife trafficking is a global problem not confined to one region or economic sector. Organized crime has discovered the profitability of this trade, which can rival that of trafficking in drugs and weapons. Some conservative estimates put the value of wildlife trafficking at about $10 billion a year globally, and developing countries lose $10-15 billion in revenues every year because of illegal logging. Tragically, the effects of illegal trafficking in timber and wildlife on the broader social fabric are often lost - it lowers the economic value of legally traded goods, contributes to poverty, and encourages lawlessness. Want to know more? Join U.S. Department of State Assistant Secretary for Oceans, Environment and Science Claudia A. McMurray and subject experts for a panel discussion on April 16, presented as a side event during the seventeenth session of UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (UNCCPCJ) in Vienna, Austria. This panel is open to everyone and should provide interesting insights into the topic. Date/Time: Wednesday, April 16, 1:00-3:00 pm Location: UN Building/ VIC (Conference Room I, 2nd Floor), Wagramer Strasse 5, 1400 Vienna Media has to be accredited to the UN/VIC. For information call: Wolfgang Bednarzek Tel: 0664-8333977 If you are interested in speaking to Assistant Secretary McMurray outside of the event, please contact Karin Czerny at: CzernyKH@state.gov (Tel: 31339-2066) or Wolfgang Bednarzek at: BednarzekWA@state.gov (Tel: 31339-4741) e-mail: embassy@usembassy.at |
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