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First published Nov 6, 2026, 12:39:16 AM UTC · Last updated Nov 6, 2026, 12:39:16 AM UTC

SA welcomes UN decision to advance global response to environmental crime

South Africa welcomed a decision adopted at the Thirteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime. The decision establishes a process to develop an additional protocol addressing transnational environmental crime.

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Affected location: Vienna, Austria

Illustrative image: Environmental Crime Scene Fly Tipping in Crow Lane. Several window frames had been dumped, and the police have labelled them as "environmental crime" and requested help in an on-going investigation. — Bob Jenkins/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0

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The decision advances an international process to strengthen law-enforcement efforts against transnational environmental crime.

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