Analiza izbranih primerov organizirane ekološke kriminalitete v ZDA ; ANALYSIS OF SELECTED ORGANIZED ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME CASES IN THE USA

V diplomski nalogi smo analizirali primere organizirane ekološke kriminalitete, ki so se zgodili v ZDA. Ugotovili smo, da je v vseh oblikah organizirane ekološke kriminalitete eden izmed največjih problemov mentaliteta ljudi, ki v prvi vrsti gledajo na svojo korist, zanemarjajo pa posledice svojih dejanj. Ta dejanja, kot so npr. krivolov, nezakonito izsekavanje gozdov, itd., so lahko neposredno povezana z uničevanjem narave. Lahko pa je vzvod za takšno dejanje samo želja po izdelku iz nosorogovega roga, ki posledično pripelje do krivolova in izumiranja živali. Spremeniti mentaliteto ljudi je težko, lahko pa vplivamo na vzgojo otrok in s tem na prihodnost varovanja narave. Naše mnenje je, da je ključno seznanjati otroke z nevarnostmi, ki jih prinesejo dejanja organizirane ekološke kriminalitete, ker na tak način spreminjamo mentaliteto na dolgi rok. Ob tem pa bi morali tudi mediji posvečati več pozornosti tej problematiki, saj je seznanjenost z določenim problemom prvi korak k njegovi rešitvi. ; Cases of organized environmental crime, which had happened in the USA, were analysed in this diploma thesis. In all forms of organized environmental crime the mentality of people was found to be one of the biggest problems. People principally look for their own benefit and disregard consequences of their actions. Acts like poaching, illegal logging etc., can be linked directly to destruction of nature, or they can derive from a desire for a specific product made of rhinoceros’ horn, what indirectly leads to poaching and animal extinction. It is hard to change the mentality of people, but children’s education could be influenced, which would lead to better protection of environment in the future. It is vital to inform children about dangers of organized environmental crime, because this is how mentality can be changed on the long run. Furthermore, more attention from the media should definitely be payed to this issue, as acquaintance with a certain problem is the first step towards the solution.