Judge Rules Against Cacti Smuggling Ring, Orders Them to Pay for Desert Restoration Under ‘Moral Dam

In Italy, a judge has applied a novel legal concept in sentencing two convicted plant smugglers: payment for the damage done to an irreplaceable ecosystem. Following a trial in the Italian city of Ancona, Andrea Pombietti and Mattia Crescentini were found guilty of trafficking in endangered species; in this case, two rare cactus genera Eriosyce […] The post Judge Rules Against Cacti Smuggling Ring, Orders Them to Pay for Desert Restoration Under ‘Moral Damages’ appeared first on Good News Network.

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