1. Who We Are
  2. News
All News
  • Urban Violence: A Challenge of Epidemic Proportions
    In the early 1990s, fear of crime and violence was a defining feature of life in Medellin, Colombia’s second-largest city. In 1991, the homicide rate peaked at a staggering 381 per 100,000 inhabitants,...
    Date: September 6, 2016 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Fighting Wildlife Crime to End Extreme Poverty and Boost Shared Prosperity
    Now a US$ 213 billion industry, environment and natural resource crimes such as poaching, illegal logging and wildlife trafficking are growing every year and putting natural resources at risk. This is...
    Date: July 17, 2014 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Sustaining Forests and Livelihoods in a Changing World
    Forests have a central role to play as the world confronts the challenges of climate change, food shortages, and improved livelihoods for a growing population. If predictions prove correct, the world will...
    Date: January 29, 2013 Type: Feature Story Language: English
  • Prevention First: The World Bank’s Approach to Environment Crime
    In South Africa, a full-fledged crisis is underway: This year alone, poachers are going to shoot some 600 rhinoceroses and saw off their horns. Through organized criminal networks, they will smuggle the...
    Date: August 30, 2012 Type: Feature Story Language: English