Our successes

Since 1984 we've been investigating and campaigning against environmental crime and abuse.

View some of our tangible successes on the map

We exposed the illegal HFC refrigerant trade in Europe – ‘the biggest eco-crime no-one’s heard of’ (2021) Read more
We launched a cooling products list to help companies cut their collective carbon footprint (2021) Read more
EIA-commissioned research underpins the huge climate win of moving to propane-based air-conditioning (2020) Read more
Reports reveals Europe's flourishing illegal trade in HFCs (2019) Read more
Investigation finds outlawed CFC-11 widely used to manufacture insulation foams in China (2018) Read more
Global agreement to phase-down climate changing HFC gases (2016) Read more
EU agrees to curb use of HFC super greenhouse gases (2014) Read more
Fraudulent HFC carbon credits banned by EU (2011) Read more
Illegal e-waste investigation leads to seizure and arrest (2011) Read more

Helped secure international sanctions targeting Myanmar’s timber and natural resources sector to choke off funds for the junta (2021) Read more
Revealed enforcement gaps undermining efforts to stop illicit merbau trade, inspiring action by Indonesian Government agencies (2021) Read more
Pressured the Government of Indonesia to shelve plans to drastically dilute timber regulations under cover of the coronavirus (2020) Read more
Analysis reveals Indonesia is not set to fundamentally improve its palm oil standards (2020) Read more
Investigation exposes timber traders evading EU laws to to import Myanmar teak via Croatia (2020) Read more
Investigation reveals the top-level conspiracy behind the global trade in Myanmar's stolen teak (2019) Read more
Report exposes the industrial scale of Vietnam’s theft of timber from Cambodia (2018) Read more
Our analysis of EU and US law opened up new ways to curb illegal timber trade (2018) Read more
Steep decline in timber smuggling from Myanmar to China (2016) Read more
CITES conference agrees to protect Siamese rosewood (2013) Read more
Ten-year endeavour leads to adoption of EU Timber Regulation (2013) Read more
Report names China as world’s largest consumer of stolen timber (2012) Read more
Report sparks unprecedented illegal logging clampdown in Indonesia (2005) Read more
Exposure of illegal timber smuggling from Indonesia resulted in Malaysia implementing a log import ban (2002) Read more

EIA's Ocean team spearheaded international efforts, helping to persuade the UN to negotiate a global plastics treaty (2022). Read more
Our study revealed the scale of trade in plastic waste – a 10 billion tonne plastic pollution bomb ticking away in every corner of the planet (2021) Read more
Led calls for a Global Convention on Plastic Pollution, helping to convince two-thirds of countries to support it (2020) Read more
UK supermarkets with plastic-specific reduction targets doubled from five to 10 and our annual survey exposes shortcomings in current commitments to cut plastic waste (2019) Read more
First ever UK retailers survey reveals full extent of UK supermarkets’ plastic footprint (2018) Read more
Report brings key evidence to the International Whaling Commission to foil Japan’s efforts to overturn the global whaling moratorium (2018) Read more
Helps secure UK plastic microbeads ban (2017) Read more
Pressures Rakuten to end all whale and dolphin meat sales (2014) Read more
Pressures Google to ban all ads for whale and ivory products (2013) Read more
Pressures Amazon to end all whale and dolphin meat sales (2012) Read more
Our first investigation into pilot whale hunting (1984) Read more

The fast growth of traditional Chinese medicine in Africa exposed as a direct threat to endangered species (2021) Read more
We launched the first-of-its-kind EIA Global Environmental Crime Tracker to analyse wildlife and forest crime (2021) Read more
Research reveals at least 24 Chinese pharmaceutical companies listing leopard bones in their traditional medicines (2020) Read more
China Customs makes a seizure of 2,748 elephant tusks following a major enforcement crackdown (2019) Read more
Report exposes key players of Vietnamese criminal syndicates trafficking elephant ivory (2018) Read more
Public consultation leads to UK Government shut down of domestic ivory market (2018) Read more
Chinese-run criminal empire put on US Treasury blacklist (2018) Read more
China confirms the closure of its domestic ivory market (2018) Read more
Comprehensive analysis of National Ivory Action Plans (NIAPs) supported CITES decision making (2018) Read more
Development of an online training tool for enforcement to tackle illegal ivory trade (2017) Read more
Investigation prompts enforcement action against ivory smugglers (2017) Read more
Major illegal wildlife trade hub in resort complex revealed (2015) Read more
Exposes trans-Himalayan big cat trafficking routes at CITES (2004) Read more
Pivotal role in securing global ivory trade ban at CITES (1989) Read more

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