A speculative gold rush is putting communities in the Alaska-British Columbia transboundary region at financial and environmental risk, while a network of 450 Canadian companies reap the rewards thanks to a Ponzi scheme-like Prospect Generator Model.
EIA urges ExCom to adopt flexible and generous HFC cost guidelines that will maximise opportunities for A5 Parties to accelerate actions under the HFC phase-down, improve energy efficiency, address stockpiles and banks and, wherever possible, avoid the uptake of environmentally damaging alternatives, namely hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs).
EIA made great strides in 2023, from investigating some of the world’s most egregious environmental crimes to championing legality, traceability, transparency, and community leadership around the globe.
Emerging into a post-COVID world in 2022 required numerous adaptations. While we undertook many adaptations ourselves, we did not waver from our core objectives and achieved tangible impacts as a result.
Our new investigation into crimes in Equatorial Guinea's forests suggests that Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement chain, and Jeld-Wen, the self-declared largest door and window manufacturer in the world, have violated the US Lacey Act for years through their failure to conduct proper due care to ensure they do not use illegally sourced wood.
Recent trade data shows that the trade suspension of P. erinaceus has slowed, but not stopped, the export of this endangered rosewood species from its range in West Africa. Evidence from the ground also shows that illegal logging and international trafficking of the species are still taking place across the region.