A panel with Prof. William Moreto, University of Central Florida; Prof. Stephen Pires, Florida International University, and Prof. Mary Ting, John Jay College on October 15, 6pm at John Jay College, Room 630 Haaren Hall. The Event is co-sponsored by…
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Environmental Justice: Art and Protecting Wildlife
By Yichun Luo In 2008, I started my academic experience at John Jay College. While exploring the study of justice, I found myself also becoming interested in visual art. My first studio art class was Introduction to Drawing taught by…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Activism, Art, China, Green Criminology, New York City, Wildlife, wildlife crime
The (il)legal trade in e-waste between Europe and West-Africa
By Lieselot Bisschop Contemporary society generates ever higher quantities of waste as a result of increased consumption and production. The use of chemicals in manufacturing products has also contributed to a higher toxicity of waste (Pellow, 2007). E-waste – waste…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Africa, E-Waste, Environmental Crime, Environmental Justice, Europe, Events, Green Criminology, Health, Heavy Metals, International, Recycling, Solutions, Sustainability
Species loss and the need for environmental education are common themes discussed by SEJ experts
By Joan Hoffman Human predation is rooted in the financial gain to be made from selling various species and their parts. Four of our wildlife and environmental specialists from our prior brown bag lunch talks at John Jay College: Julie…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Activism, Africa, E-Waste, Environmental Justice, Galapagos, Green Criminology, India, International, New York City, Poaching, Rhinos, Solutions, South America, Waste, Wildlife
Walmart’s hazardous waste crimes: Toward public awareness and shaming
By Jovanni Rodriguez Last year Walmart Stores Inc. pled guilty in three criminal cases that were brought against them by federal prosecutors and a civil case brought by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Walmart violated the Clean Water Act which…
Criminology, environmental harm and innovation: The Ocean Cleanup
By Lieselot Bisschop Environmental crime ranges from the smuggling of hazardous waste to the killing of elephants for their ivory. I have been studying environmental crime and one thing is very clear to me: it is a phenomenon for which…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Ecology, Environmental Crime, Green Criminology, International, Marine Litter, Pacific Garbage Patch, Pacific Ocean, Plastics, Science, Solutions, Sustainability, Water
Green criminology and illegal logging in Peru
The problem of illegal logging in Peru raises compelling questions about the ability of governments to effectively protect the Amazonian rain forest– and the communities that rely upon it– from criminal exploitation, explains a recent article in National Geographic. Agents from Peru’s…
Posted in In the News, Uncategorized Tagged with: Environmental Crime, Environmental Justice, Forests, Green Criminology, International, Logging, Peru, Rainforest, South America, Timber, Trees
