Kimon de Greef is a freelance journalist from Cape Town, South Africa. Among other issues, he writes about environmental crime, informal trade, immigration, and conflict over natural resources.
De Greef has published features with Al Jazeera, Roads & Kingdoms, Vice, GOOD, Hakai, The Mail & Guardian, and GroundUp News. He also has worked as a criminological consultant, investigating wildlife trafficking and drug markets.
He holds a Master's in Conservation Biology from the University of Cape Town and is currently writing a book on illicit trade.