In preparation for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) 66th Standing Committee meeting, EIA has produced the following briefing, Time for Action: An EIA briefing on illegal logging and related trade of precious woods for CITES SC66. The illegal harvest, trade, and export of ebonies (Diospyros spp.), palisanders and rosewoods (Dalbergia spp.) […]
Since 2009, Asian demand has boomed for luxury furniture made with rare, high-value, and deeply hued rosewoods, mahoganies, and ebonies. Principally targeting 33 species within the Pterocarpus, Diospyros, Dalbergia, Millettia, and Cassia genera, sales in China’s Hongmu sector exceeded $25 billion in 2014. The Hongmu sector is a significant threat to this group of timber […]
TOKYO—Japan’s ivory tusk registration system is awash with fraud, fueling illegal ivory trade and undermining international action to protect Africa’s disappearing elephants under pressure from intense ivory poaching. In a new report launched today, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reveals that over 5,500 tusks have been registered, de facto legalized, in the last four years […]
Though frequently highlighted as a model of domestic ivory control, Japan’s system is plagued by loopholes and undercut by weak legislation to such an extent that no meaningful control exists at even the most basic level. The volume of ivory being traded is on the rise, illegal activity is rampant, and abuse of the system […]
Though frequently highlighted as a model of domestic ivory control, Japan’s system is plagued by loopholes and undercut by weak legislation to such an extent that no meaningful control exists at even the most basic level. The volume of ivory being traded is on the rise, illegal activity is rampant, and abuse of the system […]
The Conference of the Parties (COP21) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) opened on Monday amidst passionate calls for a global deal to prevent global temperatures rising beyond 2 degrees Celsius. Despite 147 heads of state emphasizing the need for global action during the last two days, one thing is clear: the […]