A multi-year investigation indicates that the laundering of illegal and conflict timber from Mozambique is made possible by systemic corrupt practices in the timber sector, while transport to China relies on insufficient due diligence from global shipping lines.
A few days away from Home Depot’s annual shareholder meeting, EIA’s new report underscores the need for the company to urgently address its widespread and systemic impact on biodiversity.
This report presents new findings from eight years of EIA investigation into the timber supply chains that connect crimes in the Congo Basin forests to consumers in the United States.
日本政府は、効果的に象牙市場を閉鎖するために、意味のある種の保存法改正を行わなければならない。日本がゾウを守る世界の輪に加わるべき時は、今である。
The Japanese government has an opportunity to make meaningful changes that would effectively close its market for ivory. Should Japan join the rest of the world in protecting elephants, this would send a strong signal that the international trade in ivory is over - forever.