Illegal wildlife traffickers target 4,000 plant and animal species
About 3,250 of the illegally traded species are listed as endangered plants and animals in the CITES global treaty.
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
The Financial Action Task Force is an intergovernmental organization that develops and promotes policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Its secretariat is housed at the OECD headquarters in Paris, and the FATF is well known for maintaining a 'grey list' and a 'black list' of nations with weak financial crime laws.
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Illegal wildlife profits are soaring despite global efforts to crack down
The Financial Action Task Force reported that the illegal wildlife trade launders up to $23 billion in profits a year.