Videos
- Fighting Forest Crime: The Lacey Act and Beyond
Fighting Forest Crime: The Lacey Act and Beyond
The U.S. Lacey Act has been a trailblazer, inspiring other countries to implement laws against illegal timber imports.
- Moment of Truth: Promise or Peril for the Amazon as Peru Confronts its Illegal Timber Trade
Moment of Truth: Promise or Peril for the Amazon as Peru Confronts its Illegal Timber Trade
EIA’s new report describes important advances since 2012 in Peru’s fight against illegal logging, timber laundering, and its associated international trade – as well as the backlash against these new approaches.
- El Momento de la Verdad: Oportunidad o Amenaza para la Amazonía Peruana en la Lucha contra el Comercio de la Madera Ilegal
El Momento de la Verdad: Oportunidad o Amenaza para la Amazonía Peruana en la Lucha contra el Comercio de la Madera Ilegal
El nuevo informe de EIA describe avances importantes desde el año 2012 en lo que respecta a la lucha contra la tala ilegal en el Perú, el lavado de madera y el comercio internacional de esta madera ilegal – así como también los retrocesos con respecto a estos nuevos enfoques.
- Diana's Song
Diana's Song
Musicians and environmental defenders come together to understand the threats to Peru’s Amazon.
- Illegal Logging in Rodna Mountains National Park
Illegal Logging in Rodna Mountains National Park
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has found clear evidence of illegal logging in Romania’s second largest national park, linked to Holzindustrie Schweighofer, an Austrian timber giant.
- The Rosewood Racket
The Rosewood Racket
The results of a two-year investigation by EIA, The Rosewood Racket details the journey of illegal African rosewood, also known as “kosso,” from the remote forests of Nigeria beset by illegal logging to luxury furniture boutiques in China, despite protections placed on this threatened tree species by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
- Beluga Whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska
Beluga Whales in Cook Inlet, Alaska
A short video about the endangered population of beluga whales in the Cook Inlet
- New York Ivory Crush
- Spiegel TV Magazin - Illegal Wood Trade - Trailer
Spiegel TV Magazin - Illegal Wood Trade - Trailer
German documentary program Spiegel TV Magazin investigates illegal logging in Europe's last virgin forests and documents the shady business practices of an Austrian timber giant.
- The 'S' Files
The 'S' Files
EIA's series of videos exposing Holzindustrie Schweighofer's involvement in illegal logging in Romania,
- The 'S' Files, Case #3: Depot Deception
The 'S' Files, Case #3: Depot Deception
The latest in EIA's video series, The 'S' Files, Depot Deception shows that Holzindustrie Schweighofer, one of the largest timber companies in Europe, appears to be systematically...
- The 'S' Files Case #2: Un-Natural Parks
The 'S' Files Case #2: Un-Natural Parks
The second of an EIA series of videos exposing Austrian timber company, Holzindustrie Schweighofer, of receiving illegal wood to its sawmills, more than a year after EIA first exposed the company's illegal sourcing practices...
- The "S' Files, Case #1: The Ghost Trucks
The "S' Files, Case #1: The Ghost Trucks
A new video series from the Environmental Investigation Agency shows that Holzindustrie Schweighofer, the largest timber company in Romania, is still receiving illegal wood...
- The Wrong Project in the Wrong Place
The Wrong Project in the Wrong Place
This EIA short documentary film presents interviews with members of local communities in the Southwest region of Cameroon about the negative impacts felt by a controversial oil palm project. The project, owned by Sithe Global Sustainable Oil Cameroon (SGSOC), has not only dispossessed community members of their land, but also threatened biodiversity hotspots and failed to meet development promises.
- SGSOC: Le Mauvais Projet au Mauvais Endroit
SGSOC: Le Mauvais Projet au Mauvais Endroit
Ce court documentaire préparé par EIA présente des entretiens avec les membres des communautés locales de la région sud-ouest du Cameroun, concernant les impacts négatifs d’un projet controversé de plantation de palmiers à huile.
- SGSOC: The Wrong Project in the Wrong Place
SGSOC: The Wrong Project in the Wrong Place
This EIA short documentary film presents interviews with members of local communities in the Southwest region of Cameroon about the negative impacts due to a controversial oil palm project.
- India Takes Critical Step to Protect Global Climate from HFC-23
India Takes Critical Step to Protect Global Climate from HFC-23
India has announced its chemical industry, with immediate effect, must collect and destroy emissions of its most potent greenhouse gas, HFC-23. EIA first exposed the HFC-23 crisis ten years ago and has carried out investigations into HFC-23 venting in China and India.
- The Dirty Secrets of Japan’s Illegal Ivory Trade
The Dirty Secrets of Japan’s Illegal Ivory Trade
New evidence reveals a twenty year history of broken commitments by Japan to enact effective controls to prevent poached tusks from being sold domestically or for illegal export.
- Instruments of Change Trailer (Romanian Subtitles)
Instruments of Change Trailer (Romanian Subtitles)
Trailer for EIA’s new documentary, Instruments of Change: Lessons from the Rainforest, invites you to join Jesse Carmichael and James Valentine of Maroon 5 and Adam Gardner of Guster on their journey to the Guatemalan rainforest...
- Adam Gardner of Guster performs "Ramona" with members of Maroon 5
Adam Gardner of Guster performs "Ramona" with members of Maroon 5
On May 17, 2016 EIA and Reverb premiered the documentary "Instruments of Change: Lessons from the Rainforest" (Watch: https://youtu.be/Oa5j5cbpYhg) at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles...
- Instrumentos de Cambio: Lecciones de la Selva
Instrumentos de Cambio: Lecciones de la Selva
EIA viajó a Guatemala con miembros de Maroon 5 y Guster para aprender de los impactos de la tala ilegal y de cómo unas comunidades están combatiendo la tala ilegal a través del...
- Instruments of Change: Lessons from the Rainforest
Instruments of Change: Lessons from the Rainforest
EIA traveled to Guatemala with members of Maroon 5 and Guster to learn about the impacts of illegal logging, and how some communities are fighting back through...
- Between Water and Oil Palm [IT]
Between Water and Oil Palm [IT]
EIA invites you to learn about the devastating impact that the growing palm oil sector in Colombia has had on the local communities of Mapiripan, Colombia. [Italian Subs]
- Instruments of Change: Lessons from the Rainforest (Official Trailer)
Instruments of Change: Lessons from the Rainforest (Official Trailer)
Official Trailer for Instruments of Change: Lessons from the Rainforest
- Holzindustrie schweighofer's broken promise in Romania
Holzindustrie schweighofer's broken promise in Romania
In October 2013 Holzindustrie Schweighofer’s declared company policy on its website stated, “Holzindustrie Schweighofer does not accept logs and biomass deliveries coming from natural parks and protected areas.”