FamilyMart plays a major role in sustaining the Government of Japan’s refusal to abide by the moratorium on commercial hunting of whales. FamilyMart sells canned whale meat in 25% of stores surveyed, and is potentially a major distributor and seller of canned whale meat. Since Famima!! was launched in the US in 2005, the Government […]
This animation gives a simple and easy to follow overview of the Lacey Act and illegal logging. It takes the viewer through the journey of how an ordinary wood coffee table gets from the forest, into your living room. You may be surprised by what you learn about illegal logging, and how it may affect […]
COPENHAGEN – As Ministers meet in Copenhagen desperately seeking to find a set of meaningful mitigation actions negotiators have provided the ray of hope in the form of a draft agreement to work with the Montreal Protocol to eliminate a group of greenhouse gases called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Often referred to as ‘super’ greenhouse gases, many […]
The consumption needs of developed economies and rapidly expandint developing economies are increasingly driving deforestation. Commercial agriculture is now the primary source of tropical deforestation. In Indonesia and Brazil, the two countries accounting for nearly two-thirds of tropical rainforest loss between 2000 and 2005 making them the 3rd and 4th largest global greenhouse gas emitters, […]
Halogenated gases currently contribute 12% to overall radiative forcing.1 While actions under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal Protocol) are already addressing CFCs and HCFCs, atmospheric concentrations of some HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons) are rising rapidly, by more than 23% each year. For the full report, click here.