Nigeria greenlights a new law to tackle wildlife trafficking and protect endangered species
New legislation to combat wildlife trafficking and protect highly endangered species has passed its first reading at the Nigeria House of Representatives
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Landmark EU law to eradicate deforestation from its commodity supply chains is finally agreed!
After almost a decade of campaigning by EIA and colleagues across civil society from Brussels to Bogor, the EU has finally agreed a new regulation seeking to ensure only deforestation-free and legal products are imported or exported
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Traders defy the law to import more teak into the USA from Myanmar than before the coup
Despite sanctions put in place against the brutal military junta in Myanmar, US traders continue to source precious teak from the country for luxury yachts and flooring
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EIA podcast – documenting a partnership forged to take on environmental crime
When just about every aspect of the human world was upended by pandemic lockdowns back in 2020, EIA and many others had to claw their way up a steep learning curve to find new ways to effectively carry out vital work – and as if that wasn’t challenge enough, our Forests team set out to make a documentary film!
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On World Elephant Day 2022, these endangered giants are facing a renewed ivory trade threat
Today (12 August) is World Elephant Day 2022 and, in a year full of important meetings likely to impact elephant conservation, we’re taking the opportunity to flag up key issues
Romania’s failure to act spurs call for probe into EU’s black market in climate-harming gases
More than a year after EIA first exposed Europe’s illegal multi-million euro trade in climate-damaging hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), we are calling for an investigation into the growing black market in greenhouses gases
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