BUCHAREST – On the eve of a spectacular concert in Bucharest’s Constitution Square on June 5, members of three-time Grammy award-winning American rock group Maroon 5 sent a letter to Romania’s president Klaus Iohannis, offering their support for Romania in its fight against illegal logging. The letter addresses Prime Minister Julien Cioloș and Minister of […]
On June 5, 2016, Members of Maroon 5, James Valentine and Jesse Carmichael, sent a letter to the president of Romania offering their support to Romania’s fight against illegal logging. Read the Full Letter
Trailer for EIA’s new documentary, Instruments of Change: Lessons from the Rainforest, invites you to join Jesse Carmichael and James Valentine of Maroon 5 and Adam Gardner of Guster on their journey to the Guatemalan rainforest, where they learn about the devastating impacts of illegal logging and how local communities are fighting back through sustainable […]
VIENNA—The certification body “Quality Austria” has been barred from issuing Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certificates worldwide, following a complaint by WWF Austria regarding its recent Chain of Custody certification of Austrian-based company Holzindustrie Schweighofer (Schweighofer). Quality Austria’s suspension by Accreditation Services International (ASI) came into effect on May 29 and is valid for up to […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) completed a rulemaking process under the Endangered Species Act that will enact a near-total ban on the domestic trade of elephant ivory in the United States. The rule, which goes into effect on July 6th, is the final result of more than three […]
On May 17, 2016 EIA and Reverb premiered the documentary “Instruments of Change: Lessons from the Rainforest” (Watch: https://youtu.be/Oa5j5cbpYhg) at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. The event, called “An End to Blood Wood” featured Q&A panel and live musical performances by Adam Gardner of Guster and Jesse Carmichael and James Valentine of Maroon 5.