Judge neglects Singapore’s treaty obligations under CITES A judge in Singapore has dismissed the case against an importer, Mr. Wong Wee Keong and his company Kong Hoo, for bringing in nearly 30,000 logs of allegedly illegal Malagasy rosewood, valued at $50 million USD. Madagascar has maintained a zero export quota for Malagasy rosewood continuously since […]
Spurred by the recent murder of Guatemalan environmental and human rights defender Rigoberto Lima Choc, a coalition of twelve global human rights and environmental organizations yesterday alerted the world’s biggest palm oil traders of the gross violations of human rights occurring in the palm oil sector in Mesoamerica. The coalition has issued a letter calling […]
EIA recognizes new commitment to shut down trade in stolen resources; Does not support TPP due to overall threats to environment WASHINGTON, D.C.—The current model of free trade agreements, including the text released today of the recently concluded Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), creates enormous perils for the environment. The race to secure greater access to natural […]
The Mayflower Hotel ballroom in Washington, D.C. was filled to the brim with dignitaries, human rights advocates, and allies to celebrate the Washington Office on Latin America’s (WOLA) 10th Annual Human Rights Awards gala. The award honors organizations or individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary efforts to promote human rights, democracy, and justice in Latin America. […]
The expansion of oil palm in the Peruvian Amazon is threat to both the rights of indigenous peoples and the forests on which they depend. EIA revealed the details and irregularities of oil palm plantations in the Peruvian Amazon owned by Grupo Melka and Grupo Romero in the investigative report, Deforestation by Definition, yet weak […]
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA— Today, legal representatives of Lumber Liquidators Inc. (LL) appeared in the Eastern District Court of Virginia to plead guilty to four misdemeanor counts for violations of the Lacey Act and one felony count of entry of goods by means of false statement. The judge presiding in the case accepted the guilty plea, and […]