To read this release in English, click here. WASHINGTON, DC – A partir de la publicación de hoy de un informe de investigación de Associated Press sobre el comercio de madera ilegal del Perú a los Estados Unidos, la Agencia de Investigación Ambiental (Environmental Investigation Agency – EIA) solicita al Gobierno Peruano que garantice la […]
Trader smuggled 50 million dollars’ worth of rosewood into Singapore, expects jail On March 30, a court in Singapore convicted businessman Mr. Wong Wee Keong and his company for smuggling nearly 30,000 illegal Malagasy rosewood logs, worth $50 million U.S. dollars, into the country. The wood, which was shipped from Madagascar despite an export ban, […]
Sunday, April 9 at 8:10 GMT, the German documentary program Spiegel TV Magazin investigates illegal logging in Europe’s last virgin forests and documents the shady business practices of an Austrian timber giant. Learn more
WASHINGTON, DC – This week China’s State Forestry Administration announced the closure of approximately 67 ivory carving workshops and retail outlets. The announcement is an important first step by Chinese authorities toward implementing the country’s commitment to close its domestic ivory market by the end of 2017. The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) commended China for […]
New HFC Rulemakings to Consider Crucial Bans and Incentives RIVERSIDE, CA – Late yesterday, following much anticipation during a multi-year stakeholder consultation process, California’s Air Resources Board (ARB) approved a strategic blueprint to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs). This includes, among others, some of the most potent greenhouse gases in the world, hydrofluorocarbons […]
On March 23, 2017, California’s Air Resources Board (ARB) approved a strategic blueprint to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs). This includes, among others, some of the most potent greenhouse gases in the world, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). The approved SLCP Strategy outlines essential measures to reduce HFCs that ARB will examine as it drafts new […]