Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT)

◾ The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has released the first global report on the Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT) namely, "Money Laundering and the Illegal Wildlife Trade.
◾ The report comes amid increasing international concern that the crime could lead to more zoonotic diseases in the future.
◾ The report has also described IWT as a "global threat", which also has links with other organised crimes like modern slavery, drug trafficking and arms trade.
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