Tokyo Fumbles Short-Term Ivory Trade Action TOKYO — Conservation, environmental and animal welfare groups bemoaned measures announced today by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to address Tokyo’s illegal ivory trade as a missed opportunity. Tokyo’s short-term plan is focused only on consumer awareness and falls dramatically short of expectations for substantive action, instead replicating previous failed awareness efforts by […]
EIA, JTEF, and HSI appeal to the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee President and Governor of Tokyo to take action to prevent illegal trade and export of elephant ivory products and request that the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee release a public statement confirming that no ivory products will be gifted or available as Olympics merchandise for […]
The FSC at a crossroads in Eastern Europe An FSC certified forest in a Natura2000 protected During its meeting this week, the Forest Stewardship Council’s (FSC) Board of Directors will determine whether to end its disassociation with one of the largest timber processors in Europe, the Austrian HS Timber Group (formerly known as Holzindustrie Schweighofer). […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, Walmart investors voted on the first-ever shareholder resolution on refrigerants and their related climate impacts. The initial count indicates 5.5 percent of investors voted in favor of the proposal filed by Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Magaziner, urging Walmart to disclose how it will limit its impact on climate change by increasing […]
La EIA-US se puso en contacto con las entidades relacionadas con los hallazgos y nombradas en el informe e incorporó resúmenes de las respuestas recibidas antes del momento de la publicación. Hemos añadido a continuación las respuestas recibidas poco después de la publicación del informe que se refieren al fondo de nuestras conclusiones. Grupo Exito: […]
Colombian Supermarkets Linked to Illegal Deforestation and Armed Conflict in the Amazon Washington, D.C. — A new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reveals how beef sold in Colombian supermarkets is fueling illegal deforestation in protected Amazon forests and contributing to financing armed groups. The groundbreaking investigation traces beef originating from illegally deforested areas […]