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- 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.
- Raw Intelligence: Dejia Group
Raw Intelligence: Dejia Group
Bribery, overharvesting and tax evasion. And that’s just the beginning. In EIA’s recently released report Toxic Trade: Forest Crime in Gabon and the Republic of Congo and Contamination of the US Market we exposed how the Dejia Group – a conglomerate of affiliated companies controlled by the Chinese magnate Xu Gong De – repeatedly violates the most fundamental laws of forest governance, and thus has contributed to pillaging the Congo Basin Forest, the world’s second lung next to the Amazon Rainforest.
- Série Intelligence Brute d’EIA - N°1 Groupe Dejia
Série Intelligence Brute d’EIA - N°1 Groupe Dejia
L’un des pires délinquants forestiers du bassin du Congo vu de l’intérieur
- Raw Intelligence Series
Raw Intelligence Series
In order to present the truth and bring more evidence to the public eye, EIA is launching a new video series called “Raw Intelligence.” Through minimally edited undercover videos, EIA will demonstrate how the crimes documented in Toxic Trade are both pervasive and structural.
- Série Intelligence Brute
Série Intelligence Brute
Afin de poursuivre notre exposé des véritables problèmes qui touchent le secteur forestier et présenter de nouvelles preuves aux yeux du public, EIA lance une série inédite de vidéos intitulée « Intelligence Brute ». Au travers de vidéos obtenues sous-couverts, minimalement éditées, EIA démontre que les crimes forestiers décrits dans le rapport Commerce Toxique sont à la fois omniprésents et structurels.
- Singapore Court Returns Nearly 30,000 Illegal Madagascar Rosewood Logs to Trafficker
Singapore Court Returns Nearly 30,000 Illegal Madagascar Rosewood Logs to Trafficker
Singapore Court Returns Nearly 30,000 Illegal Madagascar Rosewood Logs to Trafficker
- World’s Largest Ivory Seizure: Over Nine Tons of Ivory Seized in Vietnam
World’s Largest Ivory Seizure: Over Nine Tons of Ivory Seized in Vietnam
World’s Largest Ivory Seizure: Over Nine Tons of Ivory Seized in Vietnam