Red Alert

Regional rosewood Crisis hits Malian forests and people

Le dernier mais pas le moindre : Le marché intérieur de l'ivoire au Japon

Le marché intérieur de l'ivoire au Japon continue à faciliter le commerce illégal de l'ivoire au Japon et à soutenir les exportations illégales hors du pays.

• Elephants
• Ivory
• Wildlife
• CITES
• Japan - Wildlife

L’augmentation du braconnage des rhinocéros au Botswana: Document d'information pour les délégués de la session CITES SC74

Le braconnage important et soutenu des rhinocéros dans le delta de l'Okavango a décimé les rhinocéros blancs et noirs sauvages du Botswana.

• Wildlife
• Rhinos
• CITES

Last But Not Least: Japan’s Domestic Ivory Market

Japan’s domestic ivory market continues to enable illegal ivory trade within Japan and sustain illegal exports out of the country.

• Elephants
• Ivory
• Wildlife
• CITES
• Japan - Wildlife

Convention Evasion: Madagascar's Plan to Pull Rosewood Stockpiles Out of CITES

The fate of what are arguably the world’s most valuable and coveted timber stockpiles will be discussed at the 74th meeting of the Standing Committee (SC74) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

• Forests
• Rosewood
• Madagascar
• CITES

Closure of Domestic Rhino Horn Markets: Briefing for SC74

South Africa is home to the majority of the world’s white and black rhinos and maintains an active, legal domestic rhino horn market.

• Wildlife
• Rhinos
• CITES

EIA Briefing: Key Priorities and Recommendations for CITES SC74

EIA is disappointed that Doc.26 does not highlight ongoing shortcomings in Nigeria’s national legislation in the context of wildlife crime and calls on SC74 to draw attention to the following matters that warrant a review and downgrading of Nigeria’s listing as ‘’Category 1’’ (fully compliant) in the National Legislation Project.

• CITES

The Rise of Rhinoceros Poaching in Botswana: Briefing Document for Delegates to CITES SC74

Significant and sustained rhino poaching in the Okavango Delta has decimated Botswana’s wild white and black rhinos

• Rhinos
• CITES

Letter: Open Letter to President Castillo from the Inter-Ethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest (AIDESEP)

Given the current situation, the Inter-Ethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest (Aidesep), representing more than 1800 communities, 109 federations and 9 regions, states the following:

• Forests
• Peru

Five Years of Failure

A review of the effectiveness of the US Government recovery plan for critically endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales

• Wildlife
• Belugas
• Whales
• Offshore Drilling

Petition to Cap Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Take Authorizations and for Associated Actions and Rulemaking

Five Years of Failure: A review of the effectiveness of the US Government recovery plan for critically endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales

• Wildlife
• Belugas
• Whales
• Offshore Drilling

On Thin Ice

On Thin Ice: How the NHL is Cheating the Climate

• Climate

Orangutans in Crisis

Orangutans are in crisis. Asia’s only species of great ape are declining rapidly due to habitat loss, illegal killing, and wildfires.

• Wildlife

Orang Utan Dalam Krisis

Washington DC – Presiden Indonesia harus bertindak sekarang untuk mencegah penurunan permanen populasi satu-satunya kera besar di Asia, demikian peringatan yang diberikan dalam laporan terbaru dari Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) yang berbasis di Washington DC.

• Wildlife

Letter: NGOs Make Recommendations for Tokyo Ivory Market Closure

EIA and 30 international non-government environmental and conservation organizations sent a letter October 7, 2021, following up on previous appeals to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG). Our organizations continue to urge Tokyo to close the market for elephant ivory and make specific recommendations in the letter to the TMG for moving forward. The letter can be viewed in English and Japanese.

• Elephants
• Ivory
• Wildlife
• CITES
• Japan - Wildlife

Open Letter to the 117th Congress and Biden-Harris Administration Urging Support for the FOREST Act

The undersigned organizations urge Congress and the Biden-Harris administration to swiftly enact the Fostering Overseas Rule of Law and Environmentally Sound Trade (FOREST) Act led by Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) as a critical step in tackling global deforestation and forest degradation, climate change, and biodiversity loss while promoting good governance and leveling the playing field for responsible businesses at home and abroad.

How U.S. Imports of Agricultural Commodities Contribute to Deforestation and Why it Matters

A significant proportion of agricultural commodities produced on illegally deforested land enter global supply chains, exposing major markets such as the U.S. to environmental and human rights abuses, corruption, and organized crime through imports of raw materials and related manufactured goods, while undercutting companies trying to source legally and responsibly.

• Forests
• Commodities and Supply Chains
• West Africa
• Timber
• Palm Oil

2020 Impact Report

For EIA, as for the rest of the world, 2020 was a year that brought unprecedented challenges and grave uncertainties. The coronavirus pandemic and its ripple effects on the environment and humanity is a reminder of our interconnectedness with each other and with nature.

EIA briefing to OEWG43: Unexpected CFC-11 emissions

Briefing to the 43rd Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (OEWG 43)

• Climate
• Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)

The Lie Behind the Ply

In an unprecedented investigation that connects threatened forests of Solomon Islands, China’s timber manufacturing hubs, and European importers, our new report The Lie Behind the Ply reveals how European consumers of tropical plywood have been the unwitting drivers of forest degradation. Our findings show that European companies appear to have imported thousands of tons of tropical-faced plywood, at high risk of containing illegal wood and in apparent violation of European law.

• Commodities and Supply Chains
• Timber
• EUTR
• Investigation

Letter: NGO Appeal to the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games

: EIA, JTEF, and HSI appeal to the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee President and Governor of Tokyo to take action to prevent illegal trade and export of elephant ivory products

• Ivory
• About

Tainted Beef

A new report by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reveals how beef sold in Colombian supermarkets is fueling illegal deforestation in protected Amazon forests and contributing to financing armed groups.

• Forests
• Colombia

Carne Contaminada

Un nuevo informe de la Agencia de Investigación Ambiental (EIA por sus siglas en inglés) revela cómo la carne que se vende en los supermercados colombianos está alimentando la deforestación ilegal en los bosques amazónicos protegidos y contribuyendo al financiamiento de grupos armados.

• Forests
• Colombia

Template: Letter of Support for EIA AIM Act Petition

Interested organizations can submit a letter of support for EIA’s petition to EPA to restrict HFC uses under the AIM Act. Please download the attached template above to submit a letter to newberg.cindy@epa.gov.

• Climate

EIA Petition to EPA Under AIM Act

EIA is petitioning EPA to use its authority under the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM Act), a new climate law passed in December 2020. The AIM Act authorizes EPA to phase down HFCs through three mechanisms of an allowance system, technology transitions, and regulations to minimize release through refrigerant management.

• Climate