Reports
- Investigation Into the Illegal Felling, Transport and Export of Precious Wood in Sava Region Mada
Investigation Into the Illegal Felling, Transport and Export of Precious Wood in Sava Region Mada
In the period since February 2009, a dramatic increase in the felling and cutting of rosewood has been reported in the SAVA Region of north-east Madagascar. As a result, several investigative missions...
- Recovery and destruction of ODS banks: Immediate action for Global climate protection
Recovery and destruction of ODS banks: Immediate action for Global climate protection
The global implementation of Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (“Montreal Protocol”) over the last 21 years has successfully phased out...
- The HFC imperative: Essential action for global climate protection
The HFC imperative: Essential action for global climate protection
The Montreal Protocol has been extremely successful in enabling the phase-out of ozone depleting substances (ODS). As a result of these phase-outs...
- A Bridge Between Conventions: The Global Solution for HFCs
A Bridge Between Conventions: The Global Solution for HFCs
The Montreal Protocol is widely regarded as the most successful environmental accord in history. It has already achieved phase-downs of over...
- Природоохранный закон Лэйси США. ЧАСТО ЗАДАВАЕМЫЕ ВОПРОСЫ О ПЕРВОМ В МИРЕ ЗАПРЕТЕ НА НЕЛЕГАЛЬНУЮ ТОР
Природоохранный закон Лэйси США. ЧАСТО ЗАДАВАЕМЫЕ ВОПРОСЫ О ПЕРВОМ В МИРЕ ЗАПРЕТЕ НА НЕЛЕГАЛЬНУЮ ТОР
года в Kонгрессе США были приняты и вступили в силу поправки к так называемому закону Лэйси, запрещающему продажу продукции растительного происхождения, полученную преступным...
- ESTATUTO DA LEI LACEY Perguntas frequentes sobre a Primeira Proibição Mundial do Comércio Ilegal de
ESTATUTO DA LEI LACEY Perguntas frequentes sobre a Primeira Proibição Mundial do Comércio Ilegal de
Em 22 de Maio de 2008, o congresso americano aprovou uma lei proibindo o comércio ilegal de plantas e produtos derivados — incluindo madeira e outros produtos madeireiros. A nova lei é uma emenda a um estatuto...
- Lacey Act (Undang-Undang Lacey), Amerika Serikat
Lacey Act (Undang-Undang Lacey), Amerika Serikat
Pada tanggal 22 Mei 2008, Kongres Amerika Serikat mengesahkan sebuah undang-undang baru yang melarang perdagangan tumbuhan dan produk dari tumbuhan yang berasal dari sumber ilegal – termasuk kayu dan...
- La Ley Lacey Preguntas Frecuentes Sobre Cómo Los Estados Unidos Prohíbe El Tráfico Ilegal De Madera
La Ley Lacey Preguntas Frecuentes Sobre Cómo Los Estados Unidos Prohíbe El Tráfico Ilegal De Madera
El 22 de Mayo de 2008, el Congreso de Estados Unidos aprobó una ley pionera que prohibe la comercialización de plantas y productos derivados (incluyendo madera y productos maderables) de origen ilegal...
- Loi Lacey Questions fréquemment posées sur la première loi au monde interdisant le commerce de bois
Loi Lacey Questions fréquemment posées sur la première loi au monde interdisant le commerce de bois
Il est important de noter que la loi Lacey n’impose pas la loi américaine aux autres pays. La définition du terme « récolté illégalement » est spécifique des lois propres à chaque État souverain...
- A Climate Briefing: The Montreal Protocol Must Work in Collaboration With the Climate Talks
A Climate Briefing: The Montreal Protocol Must Work in Collaboration With the Climate Talks
The history of the Montreal Protocol is one of a dynamic and evolving treaty that responds quickly to changes in ozone and climate science, technology, and...
- THE U.S. LACEY ACT Frequently Asked Questions
THE U.S. LACEY ACT Frequently Asked Questions
On May 22, 2008, the U.S. Congress passed a groundbreaking law banning commerce in illegally sourced plants and their products including timber and wood products. The new law is an amendment to a 100-year-old statute...
- WE DON’T BUY IT! Nippon Suisan, Maruha and Kyokuyo’s continuing support for Japan’s whaling
WE DON’T BUY IT! Nippon Suisan, Maruha and Kyokuyo’s continuing support for Japan’s whaling
With business ventures and offices that span the globe and dwindling domestic markets, Nippon Suisan, Kyokuyo and Maruha are increasingly dependent on foreign markets and resources, in particular those of the U.S. and Europe...
- BORDERLINES Vietnam’s Booming Furniture Industry and Timber Smuggling in the Mekong Region
BORDERLINES Vietnam’s Booming Furniture Industry and Timber Smuggling in the Mekong Region
EIA/Telapak have been probing the trade in stolen timber in East Asia since the late1990s. Over the last decade, governments around the world have made a raft of pronouncements regarding the seriousness of illegal logging...
- China, Ivory Trade & the Future of Africa’s Elephants: An EIA Briefing
China, Ivory Trade & the Future of Africa’s Elephants: An EIA Briefing
China is seeking approval at the 57th meeting of the standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered species (CITEs), in July 2008, to become a CITEs approved ivory trading nation...
- Attention Wal-Mart Shoppers: How Wal-Mart’s Sourcing Practices Encourage Illegal Logging
Attention Wal-Mart Shoppers: How Wal-Mart’s Sourcing Practices Encourage Illegal Logging
Despite Wal-Mart’s newfound corporate emphasis on sustainability, undercover investigations in China by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) have found that Wal-Mart is turning a blind eye to illegal timber...
- Know the Forest and the Trees: A Consumer’s Guide to Buying Wood
Know the Forest and the Trees: A Consumer’s Guide to Buying Wood
Whether you are building a deck or just buying a nightstand, your purchase can have an impact on forests and people thousands of miles away. Your money could support a sustainable community initiative...
- No Questions Asked The Impacts of U.S. Market Demand for Illegal Timber - Potential for Change
No Questions Asked The Impacts of U.S. Market Demand for Illegal Timber - Potential for Change
The United States, the world’s largest consumer of wood products, is a central player in driving the trade in illegally sourced timber. While reliable trade data for illegal goods is inherently scarce, estimates suggest...
- Wal-Mart’s Sustainability Initiative: A Civil Society Critique
Wal-Mart’s Sustainability Initiative: A Civil Society Critique
Nearly two years ago, Wal-Mart CEO H. Lee Scott announced a bold initiative to turn the world’s largest company green. A long-anticipated first progress report on these sustainability goals is expected...
- Made in China: How China’s illegal ivory trade is causing a 21st century African elephant disaster
Made in China: How China’s illegal ivory trade is causing a 21st century African elephant disaster
China has the largest illegal ivory trade of any nation in the world. It is the most significant global destination for illegal ivory. Ivory traders are now thought to be stockpiling elephant tusks and ivory products...
- Preventing illegal trade in ODS: Strengthening the Montreal Protocol licensing system
Preventing illegal trade in ODS: Strengthening the Montreal Protocol licensing system
By the mid-1990s around 20 000 tonnes of ODS were being traded illegally each year, equivalent to 20% of legitimate trade, and sophisticated smuggling...
- HCFC Phase-out: A Comparative Assessment of the Proposed Adjustments
HCFC Phase-out: A Comparative Assessment of the Proposed Adjustments
In the early 1990s HCFCs became the first generation of substitute chemicals for CFCs and were added to the list of substances controlled by the Montreal Protocol...
- Feeding Forest Crime How U.S. imports support the timber barons of Southeast Asia
Feeding Forest Crime How U.S. imports support the timber barons of Southeast Asia
In an effort to staunch the illegal flow of its resources, Indonesia enacted a log export ban in September 2001and a sawn timber export ban in October 2004 (strengthened in February 2006). Despite these laws...
- The Thousand-Headed Snake Forest Crimes, Corruption and Injustice in Indonesia
The Thousand-Headed Snake Forest Crimes, Corruption and Injustice in Indonesia
An environmental crime of almost unimaginable scale continues to unfold across Indonesia. Since the late 1990s the country’s forests have been ransacked, with the government acting as little more than a bystander...
- 2007 Annual Report: Environmental investigation agency US
2007 Annual Report: Environmental investigation agency US
For almost a quarter century, EIA has pioneered the use of undercover investigations to expose environmental crime around the world. In parallel, we have developed a global intelligence...
- ODS TRACKING: Feasibility Study on Developing a System for Monitoring the Ozone Depleting Substances
ODS TRACKING: Feasibility Study on Developing a System for Monitoring the Ozone Depleting Substances
There are many possible components and variations of ‘systems for monitoring transboundary movement’ or ‘tracking mechanisms’. Import and export licensing schemes...