Global environmental crime, worth up to $213 billion each year, is helping finance criminal, militia and terrorist groups, according to a new report of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the Interpol.

“Beyond immediate environmental impacts, the illegal trade in natural resources is depriving developing economies of billions of dollars in lost revenues just to fill the pockets of criminals,” said UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner. “Sustainable development, livelihoods, good governance and the rule of law are all being threatened, as significant sums of money are flowing to militias and terrorist groups.”

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