Anindita Saha, Research Scholar, Faculty of Law, ICFAI University Dr. Zigisha Pujari, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, ICFAI University ABSTRACT Illegal trade in forest products and protected species has emerged as one of the most organised forms of environmental criminality in India. Increasing incidents of timber smuggling, poaching, trafficking of wildlife parts, illegal extraction of medicinal plants and cross-border movement of endangered species demonstrate that environmental...