Monica Pons-Hernandez
Biographic Data
| ID | 4076285 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Monica Pons-Hernandez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Monica |
| FAMILY NAME | Pons-Hernandez |
| SIGNATURE | PONS-HERNANDEZ M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat Rovira i Virgili |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6167-8152 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Environmental harm and the senses
This note highlights the need to integrate multisensory methods into green criminology to better represent all victims of environmental harm—human, non-human, and ecological. Visual and sensory methods illuminate forms of suffering often overlooked by traditional, anthropocentric approaches, such as semi-structured interviews. While emphasizing the power of visual tools in researching harm to non-human animals, this note ultimately advocates for …
Plastic waste trafficking in Spain
The management of plastic waste represents a significant global environmental challenge due to excessive reliance on plastics and the limitations of recycling. The inability of countries and cities to handle increasing plastic waste effectively has fueled a lucrative illicit market. After China banned plastic waste imports in 2018, an illegal intra-EU trade emerged, with Spain becoming a key destination for illicit plastic waste disposal. This st…
Using crime script analysis to unveil illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing of European eels
The exploitation of European eels, driven by the global demand for eel meat, is contributing significantly to the declining populations of the species. While the species faces other serious threats, like the loss of habitat, the harvesting of European eels to supply the transnational illegal trade has significantly increased. To better understand the illegal and unreported fishing of European eels, we employed a crime script analysis framework to…
Inside the slippery world of glass eel trafficking
The European eel is facing extinction—in part, because of trafficking. Spain is not only one of the leading source countries of trafficked eels but also the one accounting for the most seizures. Thus, understanding Spain's role can help us to better understand how to stop this crime. Examining the issue under the umbrella concept of “criminogenic asymmetries” and using interviews, observation, and document analysis, this article explores how thes…
Missing the Trees for the Forest?” An Analysis of the Harms to European Eels Caused by Their Trafficking and Trade
Wildlife trafficking has generally been studied for its harm to humans, to species of nonhuman animals, and to ecosystems. Such approaches fail to recognize the intrinsic value of nonhuman animal life. As discussed by various authors, even biodiversity loss discourses tend to adopt a human-centered perspective which overlooks the suffering of those individual nonhuman animals who are trafficked and traded. Through a case study of the European eel…
Investigating the illicit market in veterinary medicines
The illicit market in veterinary medicines is an overlooked issue despite threatening the health of non-human and human animals. It is thought to be increasing within the major markets of the global North due to the growth of e-commerce and social media sites. This paper examines the online market in illicit veterinary medicines through an exploratory study of the public’s online experiences as pet owners in the UK. To this end, we collected data…
Power(ful) Connections
The ‘revolving doors’ phenomenon is the name given to the movement of individuals from public office to private companies and vice versa. It is believed that this phenomenon impacts the decision-making process to the detriment of the public interest. While it has largely been framed as a corrupt practice, this research seeks to explore it as a form of state-corporate crime by employing the case study of the Spanish government and the fossil fuel …
Economy Versus Environment
The reshaping of the planet by people is having significant consequences for the environment and for human communities. Even though the degradation is visible and pervasive, much of the harm inflicted by humans remains outside the realm of and is not addressed by our criminal justice systems. Such harms tend not to be criminalized and while they may be regulated, such regulation has not led to the overall preservation of the environment or to non…
Economy Versus Environment
The reshaping of the planet by people is having significant consequences for the environment and for human communities. Even though the degradation is visible and pervasive, much of the harm inflicted by humans remains outside the realm of and is not addressed by our criminal justice systems. Such harms tend not to be criminalized and while they may be regulated, such regulation has not led to the overall preservation of the environment or to non…
Economy Versus Environment
The reshaping of the planet by people is having significant consequences for the environment and for human communities. Even though the degradation is visible and pervasive, much of the harm inflicted by humans remains outside the realm of and is not addressed by our criminal justice systems. Such harms tend not to be criminalized and while they may be regulated, such regulation has not led to the overall preservation of the environment or to non…
Power(ful) Connections
The ‘revolving doors’ phenomenon is the name given to the movement of individuals from public office to private companies and vice versa. It is believed that this phenomenon impacts the decision-making process to the detriment of the public interest. While it has largely been framed as a corrupt practice, this research seeks to explore it as a form of state-corporate crime by employing the case study of the Spanish government and the fossil fuel …
Investigating the illicit market in veterinary medicines
The illicit market in veterinary medicines is an overlooked issue despite threatening the health of non-human and human animals. It is thought to be increasing within the major markets of the global North due to the growth of e-commerce and social media sites. This paper examines the online market in illicit veterinary medicines through an exploratory study of the public’s online experiences as pet owners in the UK. To this end, we collected data…
Inside the slippery world of glass eel trafficking
The European eel is facing extinction—in part, because of trafficking. Spain is not only one of the leading source countries of trafficked eels but also the one accounting for the most seizures. Thus, understanding Spain's role can help us to better understand how to stop this crime. Examining the issue under the umbrella concept of “criminogenic asymmetries” and using interviews, observation, and document analysis, this article explores how thes…
Missing the Trees for the Forest?” An Analysis of the Harms to European Eels Caused by Their Trafficking and Trade
Wildlife trafficking has generally been studied for its harm to humans, to species of nonhuman animals, and to ecosystems. Such approaches fail to recognize the intrinsic value of nonhuman animal life. As discussed by various authors, even biodiversity loss discourses tend to adopt a human-centered perspective which overlooks the suffering of those individual nonhuman animals who are trafficked and traded. Through a case study of the European eel…
Plastic waste trafficking in Spain
The management of plastic waste represents a significant global environmental challenge due to excessive reliance on plastics and the limitations of recycling. The inability of countries and cities to handle increasing plastic waste effectively has fueled a lucrative illicit market. After China banned plastic waste imports in 2018, an illegal intra-EU trade emerged, with Spain becoming a key destination for illicit plastic waste disposal. This st…
Using crime script analysis to unveil illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing of European eels
The exploitation of European eels, driven by the global demand for eel meat, is contributing significantly to the declining populations of the species. While the species faces other serious threats, like the loss of habitat, the harvesting of European eels to supply the transnational illegal trade has significantly increased. To better understand the illegal and unreported fishing of European eels, we employed a crime script analysis framework to…
Environmental harm and the senses
This note highlights the need to integrate multisensory methods into green criminology to better represent all victims of environmental harm—human, non-human, and ecological. Visual and sensory methods illuminate forms of suffering often overlooked by traditional, anthropocentric approaches, such as semi-structured interviews. While emphasizing the power of visual tools in researching harm to non-human animals, this note ultimately advocates for …
Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses (8 works) · Business (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Biology (3 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Geographies of human-animal interactions (3 works) · Harm (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (2 works)