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FACT Applauds Announcement of Intergovernmental Initiative to Combat Illicit Finance and Nature Crimes

July 30, 2024

FACT welcomes the government’s commitment to targeting the proceeds of nature crimes like illegal mining and deforestation through the new Amazon Region Initiative Against Illicit Finance.

How the US Financial System Helps Shelter Profits from Environmental Organized Crime

May 7, 2024

In recent coverage by The Hill, FACT program director for environmental crime Julia Yansura outlined linkages between the U.S. financial secrecy system and nature crimes like illegal mining in the Amazon region.