EIA response to consultation on a new UK due diligence regulation to combat deforestation
The UK is acknowledging that new laws will be necessary to better protect forests and the people who live in and around them
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Tag: deforestation
On eve of UN biodiversity summit, we name four priorities to make a big difference
Ahead of tomorrow’s (Wednesday’s) UN biodiversity summit, hosted online from New York, many world leaders have signed up to promise to halt the destruction of nature on Earth
Supermarket’s shift from plastic ‘bags for life’ to paper is good but focus should be on re-usable bags
The supermarket chain Morrisons has announced it is starting trials with a view to replacing plastic ‘bags for life’ with strong paper bags
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EIA response to Palm Oil Monitor article ‘Indonesia picks up allies in WTO palm fight’
An article on Palm Oil Monitor last week made false allegations against the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), claiming we are being funded by UK AID to help further a fictitious European Union policy seeking to undermine Indonesian farmers by stopping them from exporting palm oil to the EU
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Sustainable palm oil watchdog’s credibility questioned by independent review
A highly critical independent review has highlighted significant failings by the watchdog set up to reassure consumers that everyday products with palm oil have been made without damaging the environment
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Timber firms are getting illicit Myanmar teak in through Europe’s back door
Traders are paying to ship illicit Myanmar teak into Europe via the back door, skirting EU import rules to get their hands on the valuable timber for high-paying clients
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