CIEL and EIA provide an overview of timber trade imports into Australia from countries and regions with a high risk of illegal logging. The information aims to inform Australian enforcement agencies and companies in their efforts to implement, enforce, and comply with the Illegal Logging Prohibition Act.
As the 45th Open-Ended Working Group of the Montreal Protocol (OEWG45) meets in Bangkok, the world is already witnessing profound changes and challenges due to climate change.
This briefing describes the long history of illegal ozone-depleting substance trade and, more recently, hydrofluorocarbons. It examines efforts by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol to combat such trade, with consideration of potential next steps to meet the continued and growing challenge of ODS and HFC climate crime.
It's time for the International Maritime Organization - the global body that regulates international shipping, with support from Member States - to set limits on underwater noise pollution from shipping. The solutions are available, but regulations are needed to ensure these solutions are adopted by ship owners and operators around the world.
A highly-anticipated, and long-delayed, abundance estimate suggests that the precipitous decline of endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales may be stabilizing but more data is needed to confirm the conservation status of these whales. While the news is encouraging, continued vigilance is needed to ensure that the population stabilizes and recovers.
Our campaigns continue to be at the forefront of regulatory impact, community partnership, and awareness building, through our foundations of quality research, amplification of local environmental defenders, and consistent coverage in top-tier media.