Ecomafia is an Italian neologism for criminal activities related to organized crime which cause damage to the environment. The term was coined by the Italian environmentalist organization Legambiente in 1994, and has since seen widespread use.[1] In Italy, environmental crime is one of the fastest growing and most profitable forms of criminal activity.[2] As of 2012, an estimated 30% of Italy's waste is disposed of illegally by organized crime syndicates.[3] The United Nations Environment Programme estimated that criminal organizations earned approximately $20–30 billion USD from environmental crimes.[4]
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^Spapens, Toine; White, Rob; Uhm, Daan van; Huisman, Wim (2018-05-30). "3: Eco-mafia and environmental crime in Italy". Green Crimes and Dirty Money. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-24572-2.
Ecomafia is an Italian neologism for criminal activities related to organized crime which cause damage to the environment. The term was coined by the Italian...
Vietri sul Mare and the 'Saracinesca' in Punta Perotti (Bari). The word ecomafia appeared for the first time in 1994 in the first report written by Legambiente...
Water Act. Another party to the deal is the Guam government. An example of Ecomafia was Naples waste management where there was illegal dumping in the 1980s...
syndicates like the Camorra and 'Ndrangheta has given rise to the term "ecomafia". According to Giacomo D'Alisa et al., "the situation worsened during this...
association publications including: the Italian Environment Report, the Ecomafia dossier, the Blue Guide, the Urban Ecosystem Report and drafting information...