Plastic pollution’s deadly ticking clock – a dire emergency for people and the planet
The predicted rise in plastic pollution spilling into the environment constitutes a planetary emergency, EIA's latest report warns
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Tag: ecosystems-biodiversity
EIA podcast – as the dust settles on CoP26, what’s next in the fight against climate change?
The UN CoP26 climate change summit threw an international focus on global warming and what needs to be done to mitigate its worst potential impacts – but was the conference a success or a failure? And what needs to happen next to avert catastrophe?
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EIA joins call for governments to adopt a 50-Year Vision to save whales and dolphins from extinction
The 88 member countries of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) have been urged to adopt a new 50-Year Vision to save whales, dolphins and porpoises from extinction in the face of increasing ocean threats
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Sanction-busting Italian timber traders defy EU law to import Myanmar teak, aiding the military junta
Despite trade sanctions imposed in June to ban imports of Myanmar teak into Europe, more than 300 tonnes of the ‘king of woods’ worth well over €2 million has since entered into Italy
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After years of campaigning by EIA, EU acts on products sold in Europe that have contributed to global deforestation
The EU recognizing its role in consuming commodities through deforestation, the EU Commission has published its long awaited proposal for a new law that aims to stop commodities such as palm oil, beef, soy, or coffee produced through deforestation being placed on the EU markets.
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Fast growth of traditional Chinese medicine in Africa is a direct threat to endangered species
The aggressive expansion of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in many African countries is posing a direct threat to the future of some endangered species