‘Does well, could do better’ – we turn in our report card on the European Union Timber Regulation
In 2013, after years of campaigning by EIA and others, the European Union brought in new laws to combat illegal timber trade
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China’s lawmakers called on to end commercial exploitation of threatened wild animal species
The Environmental Investigation Agency and 26 other NGOs urge lawmakers in China to act to reduce demand for wild animal species threatened with extinction
Timber firms are getting illicit Myanmar teak in through Europe’s back door
Traders are paying to ship illicit Myanmar teak into Europe via the back door, skirting EU import rules to get their hands on the valuable timber for high-paying clients
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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
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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