Resources — EIA

Tag: forests

Tracing Timber in Liberia

EIA’s transparent traceability system for chainsaw-milled lumber in Liberia shows how simple mobile app technology can bring effective transparency and traceability at a low cost even in remote and complicated environments.

Bootleggers, Brokers, and Buyers

Rampant illegal logging on Indigenous land in Brazil's Amazon and the continued flow of tainted timber to EU and U.S. markets

A new investigative report from EIA documents a major illegal logging operation in Munduruku Indigenous Territory, in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, and shows how illegal timber from the region is laundered into international supply chains.

Transformando el Bosque

Cómo las exportaciones de madera de Colombia a EE. UU. sostienen a grupos armados y la tala ilegal

Una investigación de varios años revela cómo las exportaciones de madera de Colombia, especialmente la madera utilizada para decking y pisos, están ingresando a los mercados de EE. UU., UE y Canadá sin los documentos legales requeridos para probar su origen legal.

Decking the Forest

How Colombia's Unlawful Timber Exports to the U.S. Sustain Armed Groups and Illegal Logging

A multi-year investigation exposes how Colombia’s timber exports—especially timber used for decking and flooring—are entering U.S., EU, and Canadian markets without the legal documents required to prove lawful origin.

Tricks, Traders and Trees

How Illegal Logging Drives Forest Crime in the Brazilian Amazon and Feeds EU and U.S. Markets

EIA’s new investigation, supported with analysis by the Center for Climate Crime Analysis (CCCA), has uncovered rampant illegal logging, fraud, and corruption in the Brazilian Amazon. We're calling for stricter enforcement, supply chain transparency, and international collaboration to stop the illegal timber trade from destroying the Amazon.