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A joint briefing by EIA, WWF and TRAFFIC for the 22nd Session of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ). This session is an important opportunity to build…
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A briefing to the 16th meeting of the Conference of Parties (CoP16) to the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Bangkok, Thailand. Over the years, our…
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On 27 February 2013, we submitted comments on the 6th draft of the Vietnamese Timber and Timber Product Legality Definition, highlighting concerns that the Legality Definition fails to provide assurances that…
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A report on the illegal flow of timber from Mozambique to China featuring detailed case studies revealing smuggling techniques, specific examples of corruption and the collusion of senior Mozambique politicians…
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More than a year after being exposed as major players in the smuggling of timber from Laos, this report reveals the Vietnamese timber industry, the military and well-connected Lao actors…
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Systemic law enforcement failings threaten to make a mockery of Indonesia’s pledge to reduce deforestation and carbon emissions by enabling plantation companies to destroy carbon-rich peatlands with impunity. Testing the…
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An Indonesian oil palm plantation in which Norway has a financial stake paid Papuan tribal landowners as little as $0.65 per hectare for their forestland. Clear-Cut Exploitation exposes woefully low…
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Sign up now'Decades of denial': major report finds New Zealand's environment is in serious trouble
A report on the state of New Zealand’s environment has painted a bleak picture of catastrophic biodiversity loss, polluted waterways and the destructive rise of the dairy industry and urban sprawl.
Environment Aotearoa is the first major environmental report in four years, and was compiled using data from Statistics New Zealand and the environment ministry.
It presents a sobering summary of a country that is starkly different from the pristine landscape promoted in the “Pure New Zealand” marketing campaign that lures millions of tourists every year.
Source: www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/18/decades-of-denial-major-report-finds-new-zealands-environme...
#NewZealand #pollution #biodiversity
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New hope for North Atlantic right whales after seven calves are spotted
Seven new North Atlantic right whale calves have been spotted in Cape Cod Bay off the coast of Massachusetts this year.
The sightings are good news for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whales and a much hoped for improvement after no new calves were spotted last year ...
Source: www.earth.com/news/north-atlantic-right-whales-calves/
#whales #oceans #Atlantic
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Malaysia looks to exchange palm oil for military equipment
Malaysia will look to leverage its expansive palm oil resources to support military procurement, a senior government official has stated.
Teresa Kok, Malaysia's minister for primary industries, said the countertrade of palm oil in exchange for materiel would save local jobs, preserve state budget, as well as bolster military capabilities.
... Russia is one of Malaysia's biggest palm oil export customers and has recently stated a willingness to accept palm oil in return for military equipment.
Kok said that other countries to be similarly open to palm oil-based countertrade deals with Malaysia include China, India, Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, African and Middle East nations.
Source: www.janes.com/article/87972/malaysia-looks-to-exchange-palm-oil-for-materiel
#Malaysia #Russia #China #India #Iran #Pakistan #Turkey #Africa #palmoil
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