Police chiefs around the world commit to a sharper focus on environmental crime
Police chiefs from around the world are to sharpen their focus on transnational environmental crime and cooperate more widely to combat it.
Police chiefs from around the world are to sharpen their focus on transnational environmental crime and cooperate more widely to combat it.
The European Commission is due to release a road map and consultation on plans to combat deforestation and forest degradation ahead of announcing the detailed actions it plans to take in mid-2019.
Forest destruction for palm oil in Papua linked to multi-billion dollar conglomerate the Hayel Saeed Anam (HSA) Group is to be investigated by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has adopted a new higher standard for palm oil production. But to date the RSPO has failed to ensure adequate compliance with its standard, and only half of RSPO-certified palm oil has been sold.
The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has released its proposed new Principles and Criteria (P&C), due for adoption next month. The new P&C includes ‘no deforestation’ stipulations, although there remain some exceptions which could see forest clearance still occurring
At the fourth Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference in London, we were disappointed by the absence of a stronger call for the closure of legal domestic markets for parts and products of elephants, big cats, pangolins and other species threatened by trade