Italy has been exposed at the heart of an ongoing trade in illicit timber from Myanmar, in defiance of both EU trade regulations and sanctions imposed in response to the violent military coup earlier this year
Council of the European Union today announced a new wave of sanctions against the brutal military regime in Myanmar, the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) welcomed the move for recognising the importance of the county’s natural resources sector, especially timber exports, in generating hard currency for the regime
While two out of three Japanese citizens want a new international treaty to tackle the escalating problem of plastic pollution, their Government is reluctant to commit
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has urged Canada to break its silence over support for a UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution
With grave concern that the profits from Myanmar timber exports are going into the pockets of the military junta responsible for the country’s ongoing violent coup, new analysis has now identified a pattern of timber tax evasion by exporting companies
Our position is absolutely clear – EIA will not support any trade in timber and wood products originating from Myanmar