Joint NGO statement welcoming the implementation of the UK Ivory Act, in effect from today!
Today (6 June) sees the UK Ivory Act come into force, effectively outlawing all legal ivory trade apart from a few narrow exemptions
Tag: hong-kong
Superyacht firm EIA exposed for Myanmar teak imports floats on Hong Kong stock exchange
An Italian superyacht firm is seeking new investment by going public – despite being accused by EIA of breaching EU law over the importation of teak from Myanmar
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Hong Kong to step up its fight against illegal wildlife trade by treating it as a serious crime
An amendment to include the crime in Hong Kong’s Serious Crime Ordinance (OSCO), which EIA has been campaigning for along with others, has just been passed by the Legislative Council
With elephants still being poached, there’s no excuse for Gov’t delay in implementing the UK Ivory Act
It's one year since a legal challenge to the UK Ivory Act was conclusively rejected in the UK courts – and we’re still waiting for the ban to be implemented
Banks have a big role to play helping authorities to follow wildlife crime blood money – and seize it
EIA is calling on financial institutions with a footprint in East Asia to step up efforts to identify and act on transactions linked to the illegal wildlife trade
Supreme Court quashes the antiques trade’s final bid to kill off the UK Ivory Act!
The landmark UK Ivory Act has passed its final hurdle with the announcement today (17 August) that the Supreme Court has refused to allow an appeal against a Court of Appeal decision in May