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- EIA 2018 Impact Report
EIA 2018 Impact Report
In 2018 the Environmental Investigation Agency continued to confront the greatest environmental threats facing the world today. The EIA team pursued, documented and exposed the activities of syndicates that threaten endangered species, damage the climate and ozone layer, and drive the trade in timber stolen from the world’s most important remaining forests.
- 東欧から日本への木材調達に 新しい法的リスク
東欧から日本への木材調達に 新しい法的リスク
東欧のカルパチア山脈は、日本人にとって縁遠いところに思われるかもしれないが、その太古の から盗伐された木材が日本の住宅産業のあらゆるところで使われている。ルーマニアおよびウクライナからの新しい報告で欧州最大手の木材加工業者による広範囲な違法伐採、腐敗、贈賄行為について明らかになった。
- Leaked EU-Japan Trade Agreement Would Increase Illegal Logging
Leaked EU-Japan Trade Agreement Would Increase Illegal Logging
Leaked documents from a trade agreement between the European Union and Japan show weak environmental standards.
- PEFC: A Fig Leaf for Stolen Timber
PEFC: A Fig Leaf for Stolen Timber
A new blog post on the shortcomings of timber certifying body, PEFC
- Japanese Buyers Fueling Illegal Logging in Romania’s Last Ancient Forests
Japanese Buyers Fueling Illegal Logging in Romania’s Last Ancient Forests
A new report by the Washington, D.C.-based organization the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) reveals that Japan’s largest trading companies are fueling illegal logging in Europe’s last great intact forests...
- 偽上の住宅: 日本の新築住宅の犠牲になる欧州の原生林
偽上の住宅: 日本の新築住宅の犠牲になる欧州の原生林
ワシントンD.C. - 日本の大手商社がヨーロッパに残る最後の広大な原生林での違法伐採に拍車をかけていることがワシントンD.C.を本拠地とする環境調査エージェンシー（EIA）の新しい報告書で明らかになった。「偽上の住宅...
- Built on Lies: New Homes in Japan Destroy Old Forests in Europe
Built on Lies: New Homes in Japan Destroy Old Forests in Europe
The indiscriminate sourcing practices of Japanese companies are fueling illegal logging in Europe's last remaining virgin forests. Since arriving in Romania in 2002...
- Japanese Firms Importing Illegal Russian Timber
Japanese Firms Importing Illegal Russian Timber
Significant quantities of illegal timber products from the forests of Siberia and the Russian Far East are flowing into Japan, according to a new report by the US-based nonprofit...
- The Open Door: Japan’s Continuing Failure to Prevent Imports of Illegal Russian Timber
The Open Door: Japan’s Continuing Failure to Prevent Imports of Illegal Russian Timber
In recent years, Japan has been the subject of increasing scrutiny regarding timber imports from tropical forested countries, the legality of which has at times been questioned by environmental groups. However, Japan’s imports of timber...
- International environmental organizations call on Japan to stop buying illegal timber
International environmental organizations call on Japan to stop buying illegal timber
A group of 16 environmental organizations are today calling on Japan to put in place stronger measures to stop the trade in illegal timber. Writing in an open letter to two Japanese trade...