China’s global push for traditional medicine must come with conditions for threatened wildlife
Chinese Government policy continues to legitimise the use of body parts of wildlife species threatened by trade in traditional Chinese medicine
Tag: germany
Climate Week: World leaders again fail to take tough action to meet the climate crisis
World leaders have failed to deliver on the high hopes of activists seeking an historical turning point for climate action. They gathered in New York yesterday for the UN Climate Summit, just days after more than four million people joined the Climate Strike around the world to demand urgent action on the climate emergency. Here […]
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German firm reported for Myanmar teak imports violating Europe’s legal timber rules
Our Forests campaigners today (21 March) formally submitted a dossier of evidence to German and European enforcement authorities over a German company’s imports of Myanmar teak.
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“Scandalous” – German MP cites Myanmar teak exposé to tackle Navy over using stolen goods
Our new report State of Corruption has been used to challenge the German Navy over its use of illegitimate Myanmar teak in the controversial refit of a prestigious training vessel.
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Spanish refrigeration industry seeks to pull the teeth of EU climate action on HFCs
The Spanish refrigeration body Asociación de Empresas de Frío y sus Tecnologías (AEFYT) has called on the country’s Government to help it continue using climate-harmful hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
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Survey reveals worrying lack of awareness of HFC phase-down among European retailers
A new survey conducted in France, Germany and the UK to assess readiness for the phase down of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) has concluded that a startling 40 per cent of retail professionals are not aware of the impending significant changes
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