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UNEP-MONUSCO JOINT REPORT
ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME AND INSTABILITY
IN EASTERN DR CONGO
Chrisitan Nellemann
Rune Henriksen
Daniel Ruiz
Hassan Partow
9TH ICGLR-OECD-UN GoE FORUM
ON RESPONIBLE MINERAL SUPPLY CHAINS
Objectives:
1) Role of illegal natural resource exploitation in fuelling
and sustaining armed conflict in Eastern DRC.
2) Inform MONUSCO on ‘operational gaps’ in tackling
illegal natural resource exploitation.
3) Propose inputs for consideration by the UN Security
Council in its review of MONUSCO mandate.
Illegal natural resources exploitation in eastern DRC is valued at
around USD 1 billion per year.
An estimated 10-30 percent is smuggled by transnational
criminal networks
Resource Volume Value (million) Income to
Organized Crime
(10-30%)
1. Gold 10 tons 383-409
40 - 120 m
2. Charcoal 293,000 tons 58-175 11.7-35.1m
3. Timber 800,000 m3
(RWE)
160 16-48m
4. Tin
Tantalum
Tungsten
7,567 tons
697 tons
115 tons
67
20
0.13
7.5 – 22.6m
5. Fish - 40 4 - 12m
6. Cannabis - 5 5m
7. Wildlife - 3 70k – 400k
Estimates of Natural resources smuggled from eastern DRC
98 % of net profits from illegal
natural resource exploitation
goes to transnational criminal
networks
Around 8,000 rebel fighters; approx.USD 1,500/rebel/annum
USD 10-20 million USD or 2% of profits needed to sustain rebels
Environmental Impacts of Gold Mining
Hg
Hg
‘sponge gold’
Charcoal: Congo’s Black Gold
• Primary energy supply for 70-90% of households
• Demand expected to triple by 2050
‘Divide and Rule’
Hypothesis
Political vs. Economic
Insurgency
Implications for MONUSCO
• Strategic: environmental crime as root cause
• Operational: strengthen information management capacities to
counter armed and criminal networks

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  • 1. UNEP-MONUSCO JOINT REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME AND INSTABILITY IN EASTERN DR CONGO Chrisitan Nellemann Rune Henriksen Daniel Ruiz Hassan Partow 9TH ICGLR-OECD-UN GoE FORUM ON RESPONIBLE MINERAL SUPPLY CHAINS
  • 2. Objectives: 1) Role of illegal natural resource exploitation in fuelling and sustaining armed conflict in Eastern DRC. 2) Inform MONUSCO on ‘operational gaps’ in tackling illegal natural resource exploitation. 3) Propose inputs for consideration by the UN Security Council in its review of MONUSCO mandate.
  • 3. Illegal natural resources exploitation in eastern DRC is valued at around USD 1 billion per year. An estimated 10-30 percent is smuggled by transnational criminal networks
  • 4. Resource Volume Value (million) Income to Organized Crime (10-30%) 1. Gold 10 tons 383-409 40 - 120 m 2. Charcoal 293,000 tons 58-175 11.7-35.1m 3. Timber 800,000 m3 (RWE) 160 16-48m 4. Tin Tantalum Tungsten 7,567 tons 697 tons 115 tons 67 20 0.13 7.5 – 22.6m 5. Fish - 40 4 - 12m 6. Cannabis - 5 5m 7. Wildlife - 3 70k – 400k Estimates of Natural resources smuggled from eastern DRC
  • 5. 98 % of net profits from illegal natural resource exploitation goes to transnational criminal networks
  • 6. Around 8,000 rebel fighters; approx.USD 1,500/rebel/annum USD 10-20 million USD or 2% of profits needed to sustain rebels
  • 7. Environmental Impacts of Gold Mining Hg Hg ‘sponge gold’
  • 8. Charcoal: Congo’s Black Gold • Primary energy supply for 70-90% of households • Demand expected to triple by 2050
  • 10. Implications for MONUSCO • Strategic: environmental crime as root cause • Operational: strengthen information management capacities to counter armed and criminal networks