Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) statement on political situation in Myanmar and related timber trade issues
Our position is absolutely clear – EIA will not support any trade in timber and wood products originating from Myanmar
Tag: forest-governance
Court out – How Indonesia’s legal system is failing to properly punish timber criminals
Indonesia’s legal system is failing to act against timber criminals, seriously undermining the country’s top-level efforts to tackle illegal logging and deforestation
Sustainable palm oil watchdog’s credibility questioned by independent review
A highly critical independent review has highlighted significant failings by the watchdog set up to reassure consumers that everyday products with palm oil have been made without damaging the environment
Timber firms found importing illicit Myanmar teak through Europe’s back door
Traders are paying to ship illicit Myanmar teak into Europe via the back door, skirting import rules to get their hands on the valuable timber for high-paying clients
Government of Indonesia’s proposed regulation undermines legal and sustainable timber supply to the international market
The Indonesian Government has issued a regulation to be enacted on 27 May 2020 which will seriously undermine the credibility of its legal timber supplies to international markets
For 20 years we’ve campaigned to get China to ban the use of illegal timber – now it’s happening!
China is amending its Forest Law to include a nationwide ban on buying, processing or transporting illegally sourced timber