The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) commends the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) for its investigation into the illegal rosewood trade from Nigeria. We note the convergence of the investigation’s results with EIA’s own findings, presented a year ago in the “The Rosewood Racket” report, including the […]
The revised “Stockpile Verification Mechanism and Business Plan” (hereafter “Business Plan”) presented by Madagascar to the Standing Committee (SC) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) at its 70th meeting (SC70) fails to resolve serious concerns raised by the Secretariat, by Parties at SC69, and by international […]
Washington DC / Lima, Peru – In a report1 recently released by the U.S. government, the Interagency Committee on Trade in Timber Products from Peru (the Interagency Committee) found that challenges remain for Peru to ensure that timber exported from that country to the United States has been legally harvested. The report is the result […]
Gobierno de EE.UU. confirma que continúan los retos para garantizar el origen legal de la madera del Perú 24 de septiembre del 2018 Lima, Perú / Washington DC – En un reciente informe1 publicado por el gobierno de los Estados Unidos, el Comité Multisectorial sobre el Comercio de Productos de Madera provenientes del Perú (el […]
EIA_Alerta_Osinfor Alerta: El Gobierno Peruano Amenaza la Independencia del Osinfor La institución a cargo de supervisar la legalidad de la madera en el Perú está en riesgo 12 de septiembre del 2018 LIMA, PERÚ – Mientras el Organismo de Supervisión de los Recursos Forestales y de Fauna Silvestre (Osinfor) continúa identificando la extracción y comercio […]
EIA_Osinfor_Alert_-_English Alert: Peruvian Government Threatening the Independence of Osinfor The institution in charge of supervising the legality of Peruvian timber is at risk September 12, 2018 LIMA, PERÚ – While the Agency for the Supervision of Forest and Wildlife Resources (Osinfor) of Peru continues its unceasing efforts to identify the harvest and trade of illegal […]