European Council votes on the EU Methane Regulation – but it’s a big miss for people and the planet
A first version of the text for a new EU regulation to clamp down on methane emissions is “devoid of substance”, according to EIA Climate campaigners
Tag: ecosystems-biodiversity
Some of the worst palm oil deforesters in 2022 are supplying major international companies
Some of the companies committing the worst deforestation for palm oil have been entering the supply chains of major international companies with ‘no deforestation’ policies – including consumer brands such as Colgate-Palmolive, Nestle and Unilever – in a clear breach of those standards
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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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Will palm oil watchdog rid itself of deforestation or continue to pretend its products are sustainable?
Palm oil produced through the destruction of forestland is still being sold around the world with the blessing of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
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CITES CoP19 – an overall win for wildlife with greater commitments to protect a variety of species
Campaigners from EIA’s UK and US offices have returned from the 19th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP19) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Panama – and declared it an overall win for wildlife