Investigation — EIA

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Sunset view of an industrial facility
Press Release

LE PREMIER PRODUCTEUR MONDIAL DE COBALT ADMET L’ÉMISSIONS DE GAZ TOXIQUE, LE GOUVERNEMENT DE LA RDC ANNONCE UNE INSPECTION

À la suite de la publication du rapport de l’EIA et de PremiCongo sur des allégations selon lesquelles le plus grand producteur mondial de cobalt aurait provoqué une crise sanitaire en RDC, le gouvernement de la RDC a annoncé qu’une inspection menée par les autorités aurait bientôt lieu à la mine de Tenke Fungurume.

Motorbikes travel down a narrow lane lined with shops
Press Release

Vietnam remains a pivotal player in the fight against international wildlife trafficking

Despite positive progress in tackling wildlife crime, Vietnam remains a hub for smuggling illegal elephant ivory, pangolin scales, and rhino horn

In the first analysis of its kind since the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report uncovers how Vietnam continues to be exploited by international organized crime networks to smuggle illegal wildlife products between Africa and Asia.

An abandoned boat floats on a polluted yellow pool, surrounded by piles of rubble
Press Release

Toxic Tons: The Largest Flow of Illegal Mercury to the Amazon Exposed

Acting on EIA’s intelligence, Peruvian customs authorities stopped approximately 4 tons of Mexican mercury in June 2025, the largest seizure ever reported by an Amazonian country. This groundbreaking case sheds new light on the enforcement gaps and loopholes of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, raising urgent questions about its effectiveness to face the often highly covert and organized criminal groups that control mercury and gold trafficking.