In 2010, there was a global decline in illegal logging activities of 22 percent since 2002, according to London based Chatham House.

In the time period, Indonesia saw declines in illegal logging of 75 percent, and Cameroon saw declines of 50 percent.

However, illegal logging is so prevalent in Indonesia that in 2010, even with the 75 percent decline, illegal logging activities in Indonesia still consists of 40 percent of all timber harvest.

Source:  Richard Black, “Major decline seen in illegal logging,” BBC News, July 15, 2010.

Kidney brokers who arranged people from Yemen to sell their kidney for patients in Egypt received commission payments of up to $60,000 per kidney.

The sellers of kidneys received $5,000, although many were targeted for robbery on their way home.

Source:  AFP, “Yemeni arrested for organ trafficking,” Google News, June 25, 2010.

40 tons of gold worth $1.24 Billion was smuggled out of the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2009.

Source:  UNODC, “The Globalization of Crime,” Chapter 11: Regions Under Stress, June 2010.

Around 1,400 people in Somalia are believed to be working in piracy activities.

Source:  UNODC, “The Globalization of Crime,” Chapter 9: Maritime Piracy, June 2010.

More than 361 tons of ivory was seized worldwide between 1989 and 2009.

Source:  UNODC, “The Globalization of Crime,” Chapter 7: Environmental Resources, June 2010.

In 2008, about 55,000 migrants from Africa are believed to have paid human smugglers to be smuggled into Europe.

The human smugglers are believed to have grossed $150 million for their work in 2008.

Source:  UNODC, “The Globalization of Crime,” Chapter 3, Smuggling of Migrants, June 2010.

The price to purchase a monkey weighing 4 kilograms from Cameroon in Europe is 100 Euros ($123).

Source:  Mark Kinver, “Illegal bushmeat ‘rife in Europe’,” BBC News, June 17, 2010.

Shell Petroleum reported that in 2009, 98 percent of oil spills in the Niger Delta was due to vandalism and attempts at oil theft, with 2 percent of spills due to equipment failure.

Source:  Olusola Bello, “Shell worried by increasing oil theft,” Business Daily, June 17, 2010.

The counterfeit drugs industry is estimated to be worth $200 Billion a year.

The sales of counterfeit drugs kills up to 10,000 Africans each year and creates 2 to 5 percent tax losses for governments around the world.

Source:  John Irish, “Customs group to fight $200 bln bogus drug industry,” Reuters, June 10, 2010.

There are an estimated 1,200 prostitutes in the South African city of Cape Town.

Source: “World Cup prostitution sparks HIV concerns, legalization debate,” Deutsche Welle, June 6, 2010.