Blog Posts
- South Korea Says "아니요" (No) to Illegal Timber
South Korea Says "아니요" (No) to Illegal Timber
South Korea has joined the ranks of countries prohibiting the import of illegal timber.
- A Week of Climate Action on HFCs and Cooling
A Week of Climate Action on HFCs and Cooling
HFCs used in cooling were a hot topic at the Global Climate Action Summit last week in San Francisco. With momentum building for subnational actors like cities, states, and businesses to drive action forward on climate, we have the opportunity to tackle the issue of how we keep cool without warming the planet - by phasing down superpollutant hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and identifying new approaches to maximize energy efficiency as global demand for cooling increases.
- EIA Statement: China Takes Action on Illegal CFC-11 Production and Use Following EIA Report
EIA Statement: China Takes Action on Illegal CFC-11 Production and Use Following EIA Report
China has identified illegal production and use of CFC-11 as part of ongoing investigations following the July publication of an EIA report, Blowing It, that revealed Chinese companies using CFC-11 – a banned ozone-destroying chemical – in blowing agents used for producing foam insulation.
- Update on CFC-11 Discussions at Montreal Protocol Meeting
Update on CFC-11 Discussions at Montreal Protocol Meeting
Update on Discussions of CFC-11 and Montreal Protocol Meetings
- EIA Statement: CFC-11 Production in China
EIA Statement: CFC-11 Production in China
As noted in the New York Times story, In a High-Stakes Environmental Whodunit, Many Clues Point to China, EIA sources on the ground uncovered criminal actors in China illegally producing and using banned gas, CFC-11 for the foam industry.
- Not One More: Another Activist Silenced by Arrest in Madagascar
Not One More: Another Activist Silenced by Arrest in Madagascar
Christopher Magnenjiky was arrested for obscure and unjust reasons mid-May 2018
- Pas un de plus: une autre voix pour la forêt réduite au silence à Madagascar
Pas un de plus: une autre voix pour la forêt réduite au silence à Madagascar
Pas un de plus: une autre voix pour la forêt réduite au silence à Madagascar
- Commemorating Ten Years Combatting Illicit Timber Trade and Forest Crime
Commemorating Ten Years Combatting Illicit Timber Trade and Forest Crime
Today marks the 10th anniversary of the 2008 U.S. Lacey Act Amendments – landmark legislation aimed at halting the destructive and criminal practice of illegal logging.
- Walking the Walk: EIA's Quest for an HFC-free Refrigerator
Walking the Walk: EIA's Quest for an HFC-free Refrigerator
Putting our money where our mouth is and procuring a climate friendly fridge
- Celebrating the Life's Work of Dame Daphne Sheldrick, Savior of Elephants in Africa
Celebrating the Life's Work of Dame Daphne Sheldrick, Savior of Elephants in Africa
Last week, the wildlife conservationist community, and more importantly the world’s elephants, lost one of their most important and avid champions when Daphne Sheldrick, savior of hundreds of orphaned African elephants, died on April 12 in Nairobi at the age of 83.
- “War on Timber” in Gabon: It Is Time to Win It
“War on Timber” in Gabon: It Is Time to Win It
Documentary presents the level of illegality that has plagued the Gabonese timber sector in great detail.
- EIA Condemns Establishment of Rhino Horn Trade Desk
EIA Condemns Establishment of Rhino Horn Trade Desk
EIA condemns the establishment of Rhino Horn Trade Africa (RHTA), an initiative launched yesterday by the South Africa-based Private Rhino Owners Association (PROA).
- USTR Timber Verification Request Echoes EIA's Concerns About Traceability in Peru
USTR Timber Verification Request Echoes EIA's Concerns About Traceability in Peru
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) took action yesterday under the US – Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA), calling on the Peruvian government to verify that three 2017 timber shipments from Peru to the United States complied with all applicable Peruvian laws and regulations.
- Time for FSC to Embrace Traceability, Transparency and Technology
Time for FSC to Embrace Traceability, Transparency and Technology
In a new article in Yale360, renowned environmental writer Richard Conniff identifies fundamental problems facing the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification group. Unfortunately, in too many parts of the world, organizations such as the FSC are merely certifying the status quo.
- Mourning the Loss of Esmond Martin
Mourning the Loss of Esmond Martin
The loss of Esmond Martin, found dead in his Nairobi home over the weekend, is a tragic development not just for his family, friends and colleagues, but for the entire international community and all those who supported the protection of Africa's elephants as well as its rhinos.
- Diana's Song: Musicians join indigenous defenders in Peru's threatened Amazon
Diana's Song: Musicians join indigenous defenders in Peru's threatened Amazon
It’s not every day that the average person finds herself sitting on a stage in Lima, singing an unknown song in a native Amazonian language to half a million viewers on Facebook Live, with back-up vocals by KT Tunstall and musical accompaniment by Maroon 5’s guitarist, Dave Matthews Band’s bassist, and the lead singers of Guster and Kanaku & El Tigre. But Diana Rios is not your average person, and this was not your average day.
- International award recognizes EIA’s ‘unique’ climate investigations and work
International award recognizes EIA’s ‘unique’ climate investigations and work
EIA was delighted to be among 60 recipients recognized in the Ozone Awards 2017 by Parties to the Montreal Protocol for extraordinary commitment and outstanding contributions to fighting climate change.
- Fighting Forest Crime: CITES takes action against illegal rosewood trade
Fighting Forest Crime: CITES takes action against illegal rosewood trade
At its 69th meeting, the Standing Committee (SC69) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) took important steps to curb the destructive illegal trade in rosewoods from Africa.
- Standards Dialogue Must Continue at Montreal Protocol Meetings
Standards Dialogue Must Continue at Montreal Protocol Meetings
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Protocol and a year since finalizing the Kigali Amendment, the landmark global agreement to phase down climate damaging hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
- California Kicks Off HFC Rulemakings Ahead of Bonn Climate Talks
California Kicks Off HFC Rulemakings Ahead of Bonn Climate Talks
At UN climate talks in Bonn this week, U.S. states are helping fill the void left in American leadership.
- Fighting illegal logging in Peru: The Full Story
Fighting illegal logging in Peru: The Full Story
Last week, the United States blocked timber imports from Peruvian exporter Inversiones La Orosa for up to three years, due to massive amounts of illegal wood in one of their shipments.
- Canada's New Marine Protected Area Envisions a Better Future for Narwhals and Belugas
Canada's New Marine Protected Area Envisions a Better Future for Narwhals and Belugas
Read what Canada's largest marine protected area means for the local marine life, indigenous people, and industry.
- On World Rhino Day, EIA Calls for an End to All Rhino Horn Trade
On World Rhino Day, EIA Calls for an End to All Rhino Horn Trade
To protect rhinos, domestic rhino horn markets must be shut down and pro-trade arguments must be abandoned.
- California’s Next Cool Climate Move
California’s Next Cool Climate Move
California is setting the bar on climate action in the United States and EIA is encouraging stakeholders to help out.
- In Japan, the Ivory Commerce Times are a Changin’
In Japan, the Ivory Commerce Times are a Changin’
On World Elephant Day, EIA takes stock of recent positive news for elephants.