The breadth and magnitude of climate change ranks it as the gravest threat that humanity has ever faced. And while Parties may offer reasons why the Montreal Protocol cannot or should not act to enlarge its mandate to include limiting and eliminating GHG emissions from ODS, ODS substitutes, and ODS by-products, none of these reasons […]
First hand field and undercover footage from Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) shows the illegal logging crisis that hit Madagascar’s national parks since early 2009, and how the illegal wood is turned into luxury furniture and other goods in China, Europe and the US.
En juin 2009, Madagascar National Parks (MNP) a chargé Global Witness et l’EIA (Environmental Investigation Agency) d’enquêter sur les flux de bois précieux récolté illégalement dans les parcs nationaux de la Région SAVA, à Madagascar, ainsi qu’autour de ces parcs. Ce commerce illicite d’espèces rares et à forte valeur telles que l’ébène, le bois de […]
In June 2009, Madagascar National Parks (MNP) with an official mandate of the Ministry of the Environment and Forests contracted Global Witness and the Environmental Investi-gation Agency (EIA) to investigate and monitor the flow of illegally harvested precious wood from the national parks and surrounding areas of Madagascar’s SAVA Region. For the full report, click […]
JAPAN – Consumer demand for expensive rosewood furniture and musical instruments in China and elsewhere is the primary driver of an ecologically devastating trade in illegal timber, according to a report published today by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Global Witness. The report, launched at the 10th Conference of Parties of the Convention on […]
