Reports

Japan’s elephant ivory market is open – the legal framework for the control of the trade in ivory is designed and built to regulate and facilitate commercial ivory trade and support ivory traders.

In this issue, we’re delighted to share an account by Co-founder Dave Currey of how he met with Allan Thornton and Jennifer Londsdale aboard a refitted fishing trawler bound for the Barents Sea, in the Arctic Circle - and how that fateful trip led the trio to form EIA. You’ll also find news of all the major activities and outputs of our busy campaign teams.

This report has been prepared by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA UK) to provide guidance to Parties and entities engaged with wildlife crime enforcement issues relating to West and Central Africa, including State agencies, intergovernmental (IGOs) and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

Frontline communities defending their rights and rainforests against the onslaught of extractives in Brazil, DRC, and Indonesia.

EIA’s research, conducted over the past two years, reveals the continued online availability of at least 88 traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) products stated to contain leopard, pangolin and, in a few cases, tiger and rhino, manufactured by 72 Chinese companies which have been licensed by the National Medical Products Administration of China.

EIA is urging significant investment in the ozone treaty, which can secure substantial additional greenhouse gas emission reductions in the near future. A new briefing “Meeting the Moment: Securing the Montreal Protocol’s Legacy in this Decisive Decade for Climate Action” analyses and provides recommendations on a variety of issues on the agenda for MOP35.