The history of the Montreal Protocol is one of a dynamic and evolving treaty that responds quickly to changes in ozone and climate science, technology, and the needs of industries and countries dependent on ODSs and their substitutes. Following in this tradition, and consistent with the purpose and spirit of the Montreal Protocol to protect […]
On May 22, 2008, the U.S. Congress passed a groundbreaking law banning commerce in illegally sourced plants and their products including timber and wood products. The new law is an amendment to a 100-year-old statute, named the Lacey Act after the Congressman who first championed it. While the Lacey Act has long been one of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The recent decision to accelerate the phase-out of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) – air conditioning and refrigeration gases – will in fact vastly undermine efforts to reduce global warming if proper precautions are not taken, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) warned today. As parties meet this week in Bangkok under the Montreal Protocol to discuss ways to […]
With business ventures and offices that span the globe and dwindling domestic markets, Nippon Suisan, Kyokuyo and Maruha are increasingly dependent on foreign markets and resources, in particular those of the U.S. and Europe. The companies therefore carry a responsibilty to thier expanding international constutuancy, which is overwhelmingly supportive of the protection of whales from […]
EIA/Telapak have been probing the trade in stolen timber in East Asia since the late 1990s. Over the last decade, governments around the world have made a raft of pronouncements regarding the seriousness of illegal logging and their determination to tackle it. Yet the stark reality is ‘business as usual’ for the organized syndicates looting […]
China is seeking approval at the 57th meeting of the standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered species (CITEs), in July 2008, to become a CITEs approved ivory trading nation. Specifically, China seeks to import ivory from stockpiles in Botswana, Namibia, south Africa and Zimbabwe to satisfy booming domestic demand. Given the […]