This paper proposes the way in which the international community should address transnational environmental crime. To attain this goal, the author first defines the phenomenon and discusses its scope. The approach consists of understanding this form of crime so that interested parties can envisage appropriate means to combat it. The article highlights the current absence of adequate means to combat this grave phenomenon and claims that the magnitude and characteristics of transitional environmental crime merit the mobilization of the international community as a whole. Specifically, the author argues that, apart from strengthening control mechanisms at the national level and improving judicial cooperation and mutual recognition of judicial decisions, creating an international criminal tribunal for the environment would be an ideal option.