Vietnam has made laudable progress in recent years to shut illicit timber out of its supply chains and so keep access to the lucrative export markets on which its huge furniture industry relies. But new investigations by EIA’s Forests team have revealed that those efforts are in danger of being undermined by high-risk timber entering […]
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 […]
With approximately just 5,500 wild tigers left in the world, this iconic species remains under threat from a variety of factors, particular illegal wildlife trade. The illegal trade in tigers and their parts and derivatives continues to be fuelled by facilities holding tigers in captivity, especially in China. One survey estimated more than 6,000 individual […]
New covert footage shows the huge expansion of captive-breeding facilities in Laos for tigers and bears
Today is International Tiger Day and the internet is awash with messages, images and stories both celebrating the tiger and all it represents and lamenting the threats to the survival of the species in the wild
In its latest analysis of countries implicated in illegal wildlife, the US State Department has changed the status of Nigeria, elevating it from a ‘Focus Country’ to a ‘Country of Concern’