Today (25 June), EIA had the privilege of attending an invite-only event at London’s Churchill War Rooms, hosted by DEFRA’s Nature Security team during London Climate Action Week to understand about how tackling forest crimes through strong governance is essential to advancing nature security. The session, “Cascading Risks, Connected Systems: Why Nature Security Matters Now”, […]
The UK Government has announced plans to finally move forward with long-delayed regulations aimed at preventing products linked to illegal deforestation from entering UK supply chains, marking a significant step towards reducing the UK’s global forest footprint. EIA welcomes the Government’s announcement on 23 June, made during London Climate Action Week, confirming the recognition of […]
A major pollution incident has occurred along the UK’s East Sussex coast, where millions of plastic biobeads have washed up on the shoreline at Camber Sands and neighbouring beaches following a failure at Southern Water’s Eastbourne wastewater treatment works. The company has admitted the spill was caused by a screening‐filter failure during heavy rainfall, which […]
Last night the European Parliament clearly called on the EU to develop a new law that prevents products sold in the EU from being produced from deforestation, as well as associated human rights.
The UK is acknowledging that new laws will be necessary to better protect forests and the people who live in and around them
A small group of antiques dealers will have another day in court 0n 24 February in a second bid to shoot down the UK Ivory Act