ABSTRACT
Contemporary discussions of transnational environmental crime engage a wide range of issues [Hayman and Brack, 2002; Elliot, 2007; White, 2008a]. Among the topics under scrutiny are such phenomena as the following:
Illegal transportation and dumping of toxic waste• Transportation of hazardous materials (e.g., ozone-depleting • substances) Illegal tra c in real or purported radioactive or nuclear substances•
Proliferation of “e-waste” generated by the disposal of tens of thou-• sands of computers and other equipment Safe disposal of old ships and airplanes• Local and transborder pollution that is either systematic (related to • location of factories) or accidental (e.g., chemical plant spills) Biopiracy, in which Western companies usurp ownership and con-• trol over plants developed using traditional methods, o en involving indigenous peoples in the ird World Illegal trade in ora and fauna• Illegal shing and logging•
e aim of this chapter is to unpack these diverse areas of legislative, political, and academic interest in order to clarify and categorize the di erent approaches to, and types of, harm associated with the environment. is is done primarily through the lens of green, or environmental, criminology.
