Jim Karani
Jim Karani is an attorney who advises on environmental and criminal law. He is a director at Lawyers for Animal Protection in Africa (LAPA), a non-profit organisation in Kenya working with African states and non-state actors to enhance the protection of wildlife species. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Criminal Justice at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice with research interests in organised wildlife crime and ecocide. 
Follow the money in the illegal wildlife trade

Follow the money in the illegal wildlife trade

Every year Africa loses $50 billion in illicit financial flows. This represents a huge lost opportunity in funds for economic investment in jobs, poverty, inequality and climate change. It then becomes imperative to detect, trace and recover this money.  At least a...

Jim Karani
Jim Karani is an attorney who advises on environmental and criminal law. He is a director at Lawyers for Animal Protection in Africa (LAPA), a non-profit organisation in Kenya working with African states and non-state actors to enhance the protection of wildlife species. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Criminal Justice at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice with research interests in organised wildlife crime and ecocide. 
Follow the money in the illegal wildlife trade

Follow the money in the illegal wildlife trade

Every year Africa loses $50 billion in illicit financial flows. This represents a huge lost opportunity in funds for economic investment in jobs, poverty, inequality and climate change. It then becomes imperative to detect, trace and recover this money.  At least a...