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
The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has urged Canada to break its silence over support for a UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution
A German company has been convicted for evading sanctions on Myanmar timber from 2008-11, when the previous military junta –the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) – was sanctioned by the EU
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
The European Commission today (14 October) released its long-awaited EU Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions in the struggle against global warming – but it must supplement its limited commitments in the energy sector while also addressing its near complete omission of the petrochemical industry