The EU agency for justice, Eurojust, published recently a report on organized crime and environmental issues. According to the report, Ireland and Italy are manly concerned by waste trafficking when other EU countries focuses on trafficking endangered species. Rhinoceros horns are for example a valuable resource which has been connected to islamist terrorist group in Africa, financing their cause.

Link : http://www.eurojust.europa.eu/doclibrary/Eurojust-framework/Casework/Strategic%20project%20on%20environmental%20crime%20%28October%202014%29/environmental-crime-report_2014-11-21-EN.pdf

See also : http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/21/eu-wants-stiff-penalties-and-wiretaps-to-fight-environmental