Jailing of international wildlife crime kingpin a body-blow to illegal trade
Asian illegal wildlife trade kingpin Teo Boon Ching has been sentenced to 18 months in prison by a court in New York for large-scale trafficking of rhinoceros horns
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Iceland’s last whaler harpoons himself in the foot with irrational climate claims
A ‘ludicrous’ attempt to justify the killing of endangered fin whales by claiming their slaughter will help Iceland achieve its climate goals has been debunked by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA).
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US timber traders are supporting Myanmar’s brutal junta by skirting laws to import teak
The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) today names 12 major American timber firms importing teak from Myanmar since the start of the 2021 military coup
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EU Parliament votes to tackle methane – including the ‘invisible’ emissions from energy imports
The European Parliament today (9 May) voted on a critical piece of climate legislation in the form of the EU Methane Regulation
UK farmers continue to burn toxic plastics on agricultural land despite it being illegal
Mismanagement of agriplastic waste occurs throughout the UK food supply chain – including UK farmers who continue to burn or bury plastics used in food production on their land despite the practices being banned.
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European Parliament votes to phase out climate-harming hydrofluorocarbons by 2050
Climate campaigners at the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) welcome the European Parliament’s adoption today of a series of ambitious amendments to the European Commission proposal on a revised EU F-Gas Regulation, which largely rejected a last-ditch industry lobby attempt to reduce its ambition
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