FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 9, 2013 Contact: Trey Pollard (202) 495-3058 Sierra Club Statement on New Evidence of Illegal Logging and Trade WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Environmental Investigation Agency is presenting striking new evidence demonstrating the extent and complexity of the illegal timber trade, and the continued need to address this urgent problem. Illegal […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President of the High Transitional Authority of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, is expected to schedule a vote on an internal decree on Wednesday, October 2, to illegally sell the African nation’s rosewood and ebony stockpiles, according to information leaked to the Environmental Investigation Agency. Local sources indicate that proceeds from the stockpile sale, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – According to news sources, federal authorities from the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in coordination with US Fish and Wildlife and Department of Justice, executed search warrants on Thursday for the offices of Lumber Liquidators in connection with an investigation into possible violations of the Lacey Act. The […]
A short informational video about some of the negative effects of illegal logging and associated trade, using footage from EIA’s field investigations into the illegal timber trade.
On July 17, 2013 EIA’s Executive Director delivered the below testimony during the Natural Resource Committee’s Oversight Hearing on “Why Should U.S. Citizens Have to Comply with Foreign Laws?” In the testimony, he discusses EIA’s experience from 30 years in the field and focuses specifically on evidence from recent investigations that highlight the harsh realities, […]
