Police in Thailand arrest Teo Boon Ching, a major Malaysian wildlife trafficking suspect
Malaysian national Teo Boon Ching, suspected of being a key player in the illegal wildlife trade between Africa and Asia, has been arrested in Thailand
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UN Ocean Conference: From Ambition to Action – Ending plastic pollution in all environments
This week, EIA co-hosted a major webinar on ending plastic pollution, streamed live from the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon
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Tackling soft plastics pollution needs more than greenwashes and conflicted political interests
Some UK supermarket schemes meant to tackle the mounting problem of soft plastics pollution are failing to adequately address the issue, a new EIA briefing has found
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China ban on use and sale of tiger and rhino parts does not include captive-bred specimens
On Friday 13 May, EIA posted an alert on social media about China considering a comprehensive ban on the use and sale of tiger and rhino parts in relation to a public consultation on the Measures for the Management of the Special Marking System for National Key Protected Terrestrial Wild Animals and Products thereof by […]
A win for nature as CITES takes steps to shut down the rosewood racket from West Africa to China
We are delighted to join with our EIA US colleagues to welcome the immediate suspension of international trade in threatened West African rosewood
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Joint NGO statement welcoming the implementation of the UK Ivory Act, in effect from today!
Today (6 June) sees the UK Ivory Act come into force, effectively outlawing all legal ivory trade apart from a few narrow exemptions