Sustainable palm oil and deforestation: Double Standards
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is currently revising the standards it requires oil palm growers to meet to be certified as “sustainable”
Tag: environmental-crime
CFC-11 illegal production and use in China: Blowing It
In the wake of startling evidence of unexplained emissions of the ozone-destroying chemical CFC-11 in the atmosphere, this report reveals compelling evidence that illegal production and use of CFC-11 in China is the cause
Down to the bone: China’s alarming trade in leopard bones
Leopards are Asia's most traded big cat, with more than 4,900 seized from illegal trade in Asia since 2000, new evidence indicates the Government of China is issuing permits to trade and use their bones. The trade in leopard bones is primarily to meet demand from Chinese consumers; used in similar ways to tiger bone
Serial Offender – Vietnam’s continued imports of illegal Cambodian timber
Illegal and unsustainable rosewood logging is the major threat to Thailand’s limited remaining forests, particularly in the north-east regions. Unprecedented demand for luxury ‘Hongmu’, or ‘redwood’, furniture in China is driving this logging
备受‘冷’待 ─ 非法贸易向雪豹造成的威胁
雪豹持续受到栖息地丧失、冲突杀戮、猎物丧失和为贸易而被偷猎的威胁。在2008年到2016年期间，每年有220至450只雪豹被杀并用作贸易，平均每天一只。
Out in the cold – The ongoing threat of snow leopard trade
Snow leopards are one of the most endangered big cat species, with between 3,290 and 6,390 individuals spread across 12 Asian range states. Snow leopards continue to be threatened by habitat loss, conflict killing, prey loss and poaching for trade. Between 2008 and 2016, 220-450 snow leopards were killed and traded