For the Spanish translation, please see below or click here. Peru’s largest organization representing indigenous peoples from the Amazon region, AIDESEP, is moving forward with a bold new proposal for indigenous forest oversightand management: el Sistema Nacional de Veedurías Forestales or National Forest Monitoring Initiative. To show the progress of this program at the national, […]
In 2014, the Environmental Investigation Agency US celebrates 25 years of protecting the environment with intelligence. To commemorate this monumental occasion, the team has created a video showcasing a quarter century of investigations. Beginning with the undercover investigation into the illegal ivory trade in the late 1980s, EIA has pioneered the use of undercover work […]
Palm oil, originally from Africa, is the most widely used oil on the planet, and global demand is increasing. Unsustainable palm oil development poses increasing social, economic, and environmental threats in the Congo Basin region and specifically in Cameroon. Planned palm oil projects within the Congo Basin will cover an estimated 0.5 million hectares of […]
Illegal logging in Peru’s Ucayali region and its link to the murder of Ashanika indigenous activist Edwin Chota is investigated by La Republica in the translated articled below. In the article, EIA’s Director of Peru Programs provides context on the corruption in the government logging concession system that allows for illegal logging and harm to […]
A joint operation carried out in Peru by INTERPOL, the World Customs Organization, and Peru Customs resulted in the seizure of illegal timber products worth USD 20.6 million. Authorities say, “This operation has opened our eyes to the ways that criminal groups can export timber out of Peru with no reliable documentation.” EIA first exposed […]