LONDON: With the 30th Meeting of the Parties (MoP30) to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer opening in Quito, Ecuador, on Monday, the Environmental Investigation Agency…
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Now in its 31st year, the Montreal Protocol has worked to phase out the use of harmful ozone-depleting substances, including chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), which had created a massive…
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The unexpected rise in emissions of CFC-11 was top of the agenda at the 40th Open Ended Working Group (OEWG) to the Montreal Protocol in Vienna.. In her opening remarks,…
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In the wake of startling evidence of unexplained emissions of the ozone-destroying chemical CFC-11 in the atmosphere, we have found compelling evidence that illegal production and use of CFC-11 in…
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VIENNA: In the wake of shocking evidence showing significant and unexplained emissions of the ozone-destroying chemical CFC-11 in the atmosphere, the new report Blowing It by the Environmental Investigation Agency…
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Emissions of one of the chemicals directly responsible for creating a massive hole in the Earth’s ozone layer above Antarctica are on the rise. . . New analysis of atmospheric…
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Record number of blue whales in Great Australian Bight this summer
Scientists estimate that there are up to 50 blue whales in the Great Australian Bight this summer, the highest number seen since blue whale aerial surveys began in the region.
But it is a fluke researchers know this at all as funding for aerial surveys has been difficult to come by.
This year, blue whales have only been seen in the Bight because they crossed paths with another animal that feeds in the Bight's bountiful summer waters — southern bluefin tuna ...
Source: www.abc.net.au/news/2019-02-14/blue-whales-in-record-numbers-in-great-australian-bight/10786692
#Australia #whales #tuna
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Press conference launch for major new report on global trade in Myanmar’s stolen teak
MEDIA ADVISORY
STATE OF CORRUPTION: THE TOP-LEVEL CONSPIRACY BEHIND THE GLOBAL TRADE IN MYANMAR’S STOLEN TEAK
The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) will release a major new forests crime report at a press conference in Thailand on 20 February 2019.
State of Corruption: The top-level conspiracy behind the global trade in Myanmar’s stolen teak details the systemic corruption, illegal logging and timber smuggling involved in the trade of Myanmar teak.
State of Corruption documents the findings of EIA’s two-year undercover investigation into a near-mythic Burmese teak kingpin who conspired with and bribed the most senior military and Government officials in Myanmar to establish a secret off-the-books system of fraudulent trade in the country’s highest quality teak logs.
It also documents how this illegal wood enters international markets and calls for heightened enforcement of existing laws in Myanmar, the EU and the US.
DATE: Wednesday, 20 February 2019
TIME: 10:00 (BKK time)
VENUE: Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Thailand, Penthouse, Maneeya Centre, 518/5 Ploenchit Road, Patumwan, Bangkok 10330
CONTACTS FOR MEDIA
Paul Newman, EIA Press & Communications Officer, via press[at]eia-international.org or +44 (0) 20 7354 7960
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