LIMA, PERU—Earlier this week, the Peruvian Congress’ Commission on Andean, Amazonian and Afro-Peruvian Peoples, the Environment and Ecology considered an “economic reactivation” bill that includes provisions that could weaken environmental protections in Peru. The bill builds upon Peruvian Law 30230, which was passed in July 2014. Law 30230 included a suite of stipulations that rolled […]
Today marks the start of Washington, D.C.’s highly anticipated annual Environmental Film Festival. One of the festival’s films, Gambling on Extinction, features EIA’s President and Co-Founder Allan Thornton. Gambling on Extinction is a powerful documentary that explores the complexities of the illegal trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn, from the African sources to Asian […]
Ad Warns Consumers of Perils of Buying Seafood from Icelandic Whalers BOSTON — A mobile billboard – funded by a coalition of U.S. animal protection and conservation organizations – will take the message “Don’t Buy From Icelandic Whalers” to the streets of Boston this week. The large billboard makes its debut at the Kendall Square […]
World Wildlife Day is a chance to appreciate the breathtaking variety of life on our planet; however, the headlines are often necessarily consumed by the global fight to save some of the most magnificent species from extinction. The illegal wildlife trade is a lucrative business, bringing in an estimated $8 to $10 billion annually for […]
With the signature of Administrator Gina McCarthy this past Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave final approval of a rule that will allow the use of climate-friendly refrigerants in several end-uses, such as household refrigerators and freezers, stand-alone retail food refrigeration equipment, very low temperature refrigeration, non- mechanical heat transfer, vending machines, and room […]
Last week in the cloud forest of Tarapoto, Peru, EIA’s partner Digital Democracy hosted a “hackathon” bringing together hackers from around the world, as well as environmental monitors, and indigenous organizations from Ecuador, Bolivia, and Peru to develop environmental monitoring tools suitable for use in the rainforest. Hack the Rainforest allowed experts in mobile app […]