EIA statement on political situation in Myanmar and related timber trade issues
Our position is absolutely clear – EIA will not support any trade in timber and wood products originating from Myanmar
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Our position is absolutely clear – EIA will not support any trade in timber and wood products originating from Myanmar
Our position is absolutely clear – EIA will not support any trade in timber and wood products originating from Myanmar
Five live tigers and a severed tiger head have been seized from a ‘zoo’ in Thailand long suspected of involvement in illegal wildlife trade
Illegal killing for their body parts continues to be a serious threat to the survival of wild tigers and efforts to eliminate this trade continue, in many cases, to be insufficient
In 2010, 29 July was designated Global Tiger Day by the heads of State of all 13 tiger range countries when they signed the St Petersburg Declaration in Russia
An investigation by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has uncovered European timber traders evading EU laws to place their products from Myanmar onto the market.