Closing all ivory markets – IUCN vote shows the way
. Following several long and bloody years of escalating poaching, it looks as if elephants may at last be given a fighting chance. In voting on Saturday to end all…
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New hope as international community unites for wildlife
LONDON / NEW DELHI: As the world’s largest environmental and nature event takes place in Hawaii, conservationists herald the adoption of 85 motions calling on the international community to do…
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CITES Parties must keep the ‘forgotten’ big cats in mind
The forgotten cats? At the forthcoming Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Conference of the Parties, EIA is calling on world governments to tackle the trade in threatened…
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Farewell to a champion of India’s tigers & wildlife
Indian wildlife conservation leader, Ashok Kumar, has passed away at the age of 81. We offer our sincere condolences to his friends, family and colleagues. . . The first Director…
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EIA calls for the closure of legal domestic ivory markets
In a few weeks, an important event is taking place that could be a game-changer for elephants across their range – or a huge missed opportunity. Which one will…
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Pangolins are in dire need of tougher CITES protection
. Pangolins are the most trafficked mammal group in the world. Native to Asia and Africa, pangolins are traded for their keratin scales – which are used both in traditional…
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EIA briefings prepared for CITES CoP17
EIA Briefings for CITES CoP17 Part I_EIA Briefing on Asian Big Cats for CITES COP17_Jul 29 2016 (2) Part II_EIA Briefing on Elephants for CITES COP17_Jul 29 2016 Part III_EIA…
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International Tiger Day – Zero Demand for Zero Poaching!
Today is International Tiger Day and EIA and 44 other NGOs are raising the alarm of increasing tiger poaching and calling for an end to all tiger farming and tiger…
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Uncertainty for tigers under China’s new wildlife law
. On July 2, China passed amendments to its Wildlife Protection Law (WPL), effective from 2017. The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is extremely concerned that the revised law risks further…
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The Spring 2016 issue of Investigator is now available!
Welcome to the Spring 2016 issue of EIA’s bi-annual newsletter Investigator, featuring an overview of key campaign activities during the past six months. This issue features: • Criminal fish…
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