In the lead up to global climate negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), indigenous groups presented proposals for inclusive climate mitigation and adaptation. During a public forum in Lima on October 27th, representatives from AIDESEP, the Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Amazon, informed attendees about the demand […]
CCTV interviews EIA’s Director of Forest Campaigns, Kate Horner, in a discussion of the growing global crisis of illegal logging that threatens our world’s forests and the people who depend upon them. Ms. Horner discusses the international demand for wood products that drives illegal logging and the laws in place that prohibit this illicit […]
CCTV goes on the ground in Peru to reveal the illegal logging that devastates the Peruvian Amazon and puts indigenous people, who are dependent on the Amazon’s forests, in danger. With interviews and footage from the field, this feature follows the illegal routes of Peruvian timber, investigating concession inspections and the laundering of falsified documents. […]
A collaboration of EIA’s Forests for the World and Wildlife in Crisis teams Today marks World Habitat Day, an exciting opportunity to marvel and reflect on the rich and diverse habitats that make up our planet. To commemorate this day, EIA is showcasing a photo journal of some of the habitats we work in. So […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In response to an inquiry by Canadian TV channel Global News that asked Lumber Liquidators if it had ever sold or continues to sell wood sourced illegally in the Russian Far East, the company issued an official written statement with the clear answer of “No.” EIA’s report Liquidating the Forests* conclusively documents that Lumber […]
For a copy of this release in Spanish, click here. Washington, D.C.—Peru, Germany, and Norway entered into a partnership today that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in the Peruvian Amazon, with Norway committing 300 million USD between 2014 and 2020. In the Letter of Intent, signed today, the Peruvian […]