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UK Gov’t must adopt a national cooling action plan to protect health and climate

As the UK recovers from its latest record-breaking heatwave, our Climate team today published UK Cooling Policy in a Warming World, an urgent call to action for the UK Government to adopt a national cooling action plan addressing both climate adaptation and mitigation. With the UK warming faster than the global average, heatwaves are becoming […]

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Illegal textile waste shipments exposed as talks advance for stronger controls

Enforcement action in Europe to prevent the export of more than 4,000 tonnes of textile waste underpins EIA’s long-standing warnings that this global trade often results in waste being dumped in other countries. The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) uncovered and prevented the illegal shipment from Italy to Türkiye, revealing once more the scale of misdeclared […]

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Vietnam’s timber safeguards threatened by illicit imports from Cambodia and Laos

Vietnam has made progress in recent years to rid its supply chains of illicit timber, allowing it to maintain access to lucrative export markets – but new EIA investigations show its efforts are in danger of being undermined by high-risk timber from neighbouring countries. In a new report released today, Manufactured Legality – Timber supply […]

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Forest crime impunity is a national security threat — so how do we end it?

Today (25 June), EIA had the privilege of attending an invite-only event at London’s Churchill War Rooms, hosted by DEFRA’s Nature Security team during London Climate Action Week to understand about how tackling forest crimes through strong governance is essential to advancing nature security. The session, “Cascading Risks, Connected Systems: Why Nature Security Matters Now”, […]

Oil palm plantation on deforested land in Papua, Indonesia
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UK Government moves forward on long-delayed action to tackle imported deforestation

The UK Government has announced plans to finally move forward with long-delayed regulations aimed at preventing products linked to illegal deforestation from entering UK supply chains, marking a significant step towards reducing the UK’s global forest footprint. EIA welcomes the Government’s announcement on 23 June, made during London Climate Action Week, confirming the recognition of […]

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Podcast – Why tiny microplastics add up to a full-scale invasion across planetary systems

Humans tend to respond to threats we can see, but the world’s mounting plastics pollution crisis isn’t just a matter of what’s visible.   Podcast – What on Earth? Why tiny microplastics add up to a full-scale invasion across planetary systems Subscribe via Apple podcasts Subscribe via Spotify   Welcome back to the EIA What […]