Tag: china

Today (3 March) is UN World Wildlife Day and this year’s theme is Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet

Out of Africa revealed how West and Central Africa have emerged as major sourcing and export hubs for the illegal trafficking of elephant ivory and pangolin scales to Asia

Following weeks, if not months, of preparation, EIA investigators are deployed to the field with the aim of engaging subjects of interest and obtaining valuable information on illicit trades and criminal networks.  Gathering information in the field can be a long and arduous process, especially in new places where we need to start with a […]

The creative use of intelligence has always been at the heart of EIA’s investigations and campaigning – the ability to make sense of reams of information and build up a clear picture of the networks involved in various forms of environmental crime

Pangolins have been the focus of growing attention in recent years due to the massive quantities of their scales illegally traded for traditional medicine produced in China

International Customs Day (26 February) is this year dedicated to the departments and officials around the world who have played a major role in helping international trade  carry on despite the COVID-19 crisis – and all while continuing to fight illegal wildlife trade