Using more than 1,000 pages of documents from the Croatian Ministry of Agriculture, EIA was able to piece together the details of 10 shipments of teak from Myanmar which were supplied to companies throughout Europe
For years EIA has been campaigning for strong action to prevent the trade in commodities from causing deforestation and now some big steps are being taken in Europe towards this goal. We have the chance to create a new “due diligence” law that will require companies to ensure their products have not been grown on recently deforested land.
The Financial Action Task Force can use its clout to compel global financial centres to take the risks posed to the world’s forests far more seriously than they have done to date
Today (21 April) marks the 50th year Earth Day has been celebrated
Having weakening timber export rules to spur economic growth, the Government of Indonesia is now poised to dilute the sustainability of its palm oil industry
We have contributed to a victory for Indonesia over Australia at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in a case about paper – which should make it more difficult for countries to use trade tariffs to attack Indonesia’s log export ban