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Illegal logging in the Russian Far East is of particular concern because the forests are home to the last 450 wild Siberian tigers. The Lumber Liquidators case was investigated jointly by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Homeland Security Investigations and prosecuted by the Department of Justice under the name “Operation Oakenshield.”
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Elephant Slaughter, Corruption, Illegal Ivory Trade Trigger EIA Objection to MCC Aid to Tanzania

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) today appealed to Secretary of State John Kerry and Dana J. Hyde, the Chair and CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), to defer approval of additional aid funding of up to $450 million until Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete takes action against the corruption and criminal syndicates behind the […]

Hong Kong Customs displays 82.5kg of rhino horns from South Africa and destined for Malaysia. Photo: ISD
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Ambitious Indigenous Forest Monitoring Program Underway Across Peru (video)

For the Spanish translation, please see below or click here. Peru’s largest organization representing indigenous peoples from the Amazon region, AIDESEP, is moving forward with a bold new proposal for indigenous forest oversightand management: el Sistema Nacional de Veedurías Forestales or National Forest Monitoring Initiative. To show the progress of this program at the national, […]

Hong Kong Customs displays 82.5kg of rhino horns from South Africa and destined for Malaysia. Photo: ISD
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EIA Celebrates 25 Years of Protecting the Environment With Intelligence

  To read EIA: 25 Years of Protecting the Environment with Intelligence, please click here. By Maggie Dewane, EIA Communications and Press Officer For 25 years, the Environmental Investigation Agency has been pioneering the use of undercover investigations to expose environmental crime around the world. In addition to undercover work, EIA has also utilized campaigning […]

The EIA 25th anniversary logo on a vintage TV
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25 Years of Investigations

In 2014, the Environmental Investigation Agency US celebrates 25 years of protecting the environment with intelligence. To commemorate this monumental occasion, the team has created a video showcasing a quarter century of investigations. Beginning with the undercover investigation into the illegal ivory trade in the late 1980s, EIA has pioneered the use of undercover work […]