Ten years ago, following a seven-year EIA campaign, I witnessed governments in Kigali, Rwanda deliver a landmark agreement to tackle climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Last week, I returned to the same city for the 38th Meeting of the Parties (MOP38) to the Montreal Protocol, hoping to see that same spirit of ambition and cooperation. The meeting […]
What does a $200,000 fine for illegal teak on luxury yachts say about the true cost of forest crime? When penalties are small, companies can absorb them as a cost of doing business, with little consequence for their overall profit margins. Forest crimes are perceived as low-risk, high-reward offences, which ultimately reflects a wider problem […]
Certification by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) cannot provide assurance that palm oil has been produced in full compliance with Indonesian law. For more than 20 years, the RSPO – the world’s best-known certification scheme for palm oil, intended to assure consumers that palm oil production does not cause environmental or social harms […]
Earlier this year, a UK Government assessment put into stark terms something environmental organisations have warned about for years – the destruction of nature is no longer simply an environmental issue but also poses a threat to national security. The assessment examined how global biodiversity loss and the collapse of critical ecosystems could affect Britain’s […]
Today we’re pleased to share this guest blog by young EIA supporter and A-level student Ethan Grewal, a keen follower of the work of our Forests Programme who was moved to write following his experiences on a recent trip to Indonesia … I recently had the rare opportunity to explore Indonesia, one of […]
On 16 September 1987, the world came together in Montreal to protect the planet and its inhabitants from ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). The agreement, the Montreal Protocol, went on to become the world’s most successful environmental treaty ever and is now marked each year by the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, and […]