With a bigger impact than China, the UK must act swiftly to stop the illegal clearing of forests
The negative impact of the UK’s consumption of goods on the world’s forests is higher than that of China
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The negative impact of the UK’s consumption of goods on the world’s forests is higher than that of China
EIA is currently participating in a meeting of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) which is seeking to push ahead with actions to tackle two major sources of marine plastic pollution – plastic pellets and fishing gear
Released in 2005, The Last Frontier documented how the rampant smuggling of illegal timber from Indonesia to China was a billion dollar trade threatening the last remaining intact tropical forests in the Asia-Pacific region
A thriving online illegal trade in the swim bladders of endangered totoaba fish is helping to drive the vaquita porpoise to the brink of extinction
On the third anniversary of the Myanmar military seizing power, the country has effectively seen a return to the violence, plunder and human rights abuses of the former dictatorship in pursuit of control and hard currency
The UK Government is to seek to tackle deforestation by addressing problems in the country’s international supply chains