One in 10 Chinese tourists in Japan and South-East Asia plan to buy ivory despite knowing it’s illegal
New report indicates how Chinese travellers may consume ivory while abroad in Japan or South-East Asia
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Indonesia aims to weaken legal timber rules behind the smokescreen of coronavirus
Indonesia is taking steps to significantly water down the rules keeping illegal timber out of its international trade – and is using the ongoing coronavirus pandemic as an excuse
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To be or not to be traded – the fate of the UK ivory ban now hangs in the balance
EIA Senior Wildlife Campaigner Shruti Suresh was at the UK High Court hearing of a law suit brought to quash the landmark UK Ivory Act
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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CITES CoP18 unpacked – evaluating wins and losses for the environment
The 18th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP18) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) wrapped up today in Geneva, Switzerland. Campaigners from our UK and US offices were in attendance throughout, pushing for the adoption of strong decisions to combat illegal and unsustainable wildlife trade. Among the hundreds of […]
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‘Tiger bone’ products made in Thailand and sold to Vietnamese and Chinese tourists
So-called “tiger bone glue” is being made in Thailand and marketed to tourists from Vietnam and China, investigators have discovered