EIA podcast – why it’s vital to go after the huge profits of illegal wildlife trade
The global illegal wildlife trade is worth billions every year – but these huge profits are seldom targeted
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The global illegal wildlife trade is worth billions every year – but these huge profits are seldom targeted
The blood money fueling environmental crime, driving corruption and undermining sustainable development and conservation is all too rarely targeted in criminal investigations.
Traders are paying to ship illicit Myanmar teak into Europe via the back door, skirting EU import rules to get their hands on the valuable timber for high-paying clients
Welcome to the first EIA 'What on Earth?' podcast, asking why Indonesia wants to water down rules keeping stolen timber out of its exports
Demand for pangolin scales in China for traditional medicine drives poaching and trafficking across Africa and Asia
We’re very pleased to have been chosen for a BBC Radio 4 charity appeal, to be presented by veteran journalist and broadcaster Angela Rippon