Blog Posts
- End of an Era: Yahoo! Japan Ceases Ivory Sales
End of an Era: Yahoo! Japan Ceases Ivory Sales
End of an Era: Yahoo! Japan Ceases Ivory Sales
- Japan’s Ivory Trade Faces Intensifying Opposition at Home and Abroad
Japan’s Ivory Trade Faces Intensifying Opposition at Home and Abroad
Japan’s Ivory Trade Faces Intensifying Opposition at Home and Abroad
- Raw Intelligence: GOCA
Raw Intelligence: GOCA
Mr. Lu is the Secretary of the Association of Overseas Chinese in Gabon and a leading figure in the Forest Union of the Asian Industry in Gabon (UFIAG). He doesn’t miss an opportunity to publicly defend Chinese logging companies in Gabon, and to assert that these entrepreneurs operate with the best of intentions.
- Intelligence Brute: ACOG
Intelligence Brute: ACOG
M. Lu est le secrétaire de l'Association des Chinois d'outre-mer au Gabon et une des figures de proue de l'Union forestière des industries asiatiques du Gabon (UFIAG). Il ne manque pas une occasion de défendre publiquement les sociétés forestières asiatiques et d’affirmer que ces entrepreneurs agissent avec les meilleures intentions du monde.
- A ‘Cool’ Way to Take Action after the Global Climate Strike
A ‘Cool’ Way to Take Action after the Global Climate Strike
Ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit this week, millions of protestors participated in the global climate strike last Friday. The strike called on our leaders to take action on climate change as they meet in New York City. According to experts we have just 12 years to respond to climate change, to limit global temperature rise to under 2°C, and to protect life on Earth as we know it.
- EIA Calls for Improved Enforcement, Government Solidarity against Rhino Horn Trade on World Rhino Day
EIA Calls for Improved Enforcement, Government Solidarity against Rhino Horn Trade on World Rhino Day
For World Rhino Day 2019, EIA issued a blog calling for improved enforcement and government solidarity against rhino horn trade.
- Outcomes from the 71st meeting of the CITES Standing Committee and 18th Meeting of the Conference of Parties to CITES
Outcomes from the 71st meeting of the CITES Standing Committee and 18th Meeting of the Conference of Parties to CITES
Outcomes from the 71st meeting of the CITES Standing Committee and 18th Meeting of the Conference of Parties to CITES
- EIA Wildlife Campaign at CITES CoP18
EIA Wildlife Campaign at CITES CoP18
Follow updates from the EIA Wildlife Campaign at CITES CoP18 in Geneva, Switzerland.
- EIA Forest Campaign at CITES CoP18
EIA Forest Campaign at CITES CoP18
Follow updates from the EIA Forest Campaign at CITES CoP18 in Geneva, Switzerland.
- EIA Priorities for CITES CoP18
EIA Priorities for CITES CoP18
On August 17th, the world’s governments will convene in Geneva, Switzerland, for the 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP18). At CoP18, governments (or “Parties” in CITES parlance) will address the most pressing trade-related conservation issues facing wildlife and plant species around the world. EIA will be at CoP18 working to ensure that protections for threatened species like elephants, rhinos, and rosewood will be strengthened and to hold to account those Parties that have failed to meet CITES requirements.
- Racing the Clock: California to Cut HFC Emissions in Half by 2030
Racing the Clock: California to Cut HFC Emissions in Half by 2030
Racing the Clock: California Nears Final Plan to Cut HFC Emissions in Half by 2030
- Raw Intelligence: Hua Jia
Raw Intelligence: Hua Jia
In this fourth installment of EIA’s Raw Intelligence series, we introduce you to the company Hua Jia – one of the most emblematic timber companies in Gabon. Hua Jia officials had much to say on how they and others in the industry operate – and cheat their way to profit-laden pockets.
- Intelligence Brute: Hua Jia
Intelligence Brute: Hua Jia
Dans ce quatrième volet de la série Intelligence Brute d’EIA, nous vous présentons la société Hua Jia, l’une des sociétés forestières les plus emblématiques du Gabon. Les responsables de Hua Jia avaient beaucoup à dire sur la façon dont eux-mêmes et d’autres compagnies opèrent.
- Navigating Best Practices for the Arctic
- Toxic Timber Intercepted in Belgium
- Pebble Mine: A Threat to Salmon, Belugas and a Way of Life
Pebble Mine: A Threat to Salmon, Belugas and a Way of Life
Pebble Mine: A Massive Threat to Salmon, Belugas and a Way of Life
- Japan’s Latest Tokyo 2020 Supporter Leads the World’s Elephant Ivory Sales
Japan’s Latest Tokyo 2020 Supporter Leads the World’s Elephant Ivory Sales
Japan’s Latest Tokyo 2020 Supporter Leads the World’s Elephant Ivory Sales
- Time for the Montreal Protocol to Step Up Its Fight Against Ozone Damage and Global Warming
Time for the Montreal Protocol to Step Up Its Fight Against Ozone Damage and Global Warming
Time for the Montreal Protocol to Step Up Its Fight Against Ozone Damage and Global Warming
- Raw Intelligence: TBNI
Raw Intelligence: TBNI
The managers of the company Transport Bois Négoce International (TBNI) know how to make big money off of logging the Congo Basin forest while keeping their profit hidden from Gabonese authorities. Yet their methods remain a secret no more, as company officials described in detail to EIA investigators the tricks of their trade.
- Intelligence Brute: TBNI
Intelligence Brute: TBNI
Les dirigeants de la société Transport Bois Négoce International (TBNI) savent comment gagner beaucoup d’argent en exploitant les forêts du Bassin du Congo, tout en gardant leurs bénéfices bien cachés aux yeux des autorités gabonaises. Mais leurs méthodes ne sont plus un secret, car l’un des responsables de la société a décrit en détail ces manigances aux enquêteurs sous-couverts d'EIA.
- Legal Markets Like Those in Japan Enable Traders to Launder Illegal Ivory and Frustrate Enforcement
Legal Markets Like Those in Japan Enable Traders to Launder Illegal Ivory and Frustrate Enforcement
Legal Markets Like Those in Japan Enable Traders to Launder Illegal Ivory and Frustrate Enforcement
- Raw Intelligence: WCTS
Raw Intelligence: WCTS
In this second installment of EIA’s Raw Intelligence series, we introduce you to the company Wan Chuan Timber Sarl (WCTS) – perhaps the worst offender of crimes committed against the forests and the people of Gabon.
- Intelligence Brute: WCTS
Intelligence Brute: WCTS
Dans ce deuxième volet de la série Intelligence Brute d’EIA, nous vous présentons la société Wan Chuan Timber Sarl (WCTS), très probablement l’un des pires responsables de crimes commis contre les forêts du Gabon et les personnes qui en dépendent.
- Record-breaking Bust Exposes International Trafficking Risk Posed by South Africa’s Domestic Rhino Horn Market
Record-breaking Bust Exposes International Trafficking Risk Posed by South Africa’s Domestic Rhino Horn Market
Record-breaking Bust Exposes International Trafficking Risk Posed by South Africa’s Domestic Rhino Horn Market
- NYC Mayor Appeals to Tokyo Governor to Support Ending Ivory Sales Before the 2020 Tokyo Games
NYC Mayor Appeals to Tokyo Governor to Support Ending Ivory Sales Before the 2020 Tokyo Games
New York City Mayor de Blasio appealed to Tokyo’s Governor Koike for support to end Japan’s trade in ivory prior to the Tokyo 2020 Games, in a letter dated May 8, 2019.