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The UK Government has announced plans to finally move forward with long-delayed regulations aimed at preventing products linked to illegal deforestation from entering UK supply chains, marking a significant step towards reducing the UK’s global forest footprint. EIA welcomes the Government’s announcement on 23 June, made during London Climate Action Week, confirming the recognition of […]

The UK is this week in the midst of yet another unseasonal heatwave – and with global temperatures rising every year, it’s only going to get worse. Many people around the world are turning to air-conditioning to find some relief from the heat, but air-conditioning is itself a part of the problem as it also […]

Humans tend to respond to threats we can see, but the world’s mounting plastics pollution crisis isn’t just a matter of what’s visible.   Podcast – What on Earth? Why tiny microplastics add up to a full-scale invasion across planetary systems Subscribe via Apple podcasts Subscribe via Spotify   Welcome back to the EIA What […]

The UK and devolved governments must do more to prevent the fisheries bycatch of dolphins, porpoises, seals, seabirds and protected fish such as salmon and sharks. That’s the message EIA delivered to Parliament with colleagues from conservation and welfare groups, led by Wildlife and Countryside Link. Together we produced the report Hidden in the Haul: […]

Ongoing negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty effectively ground to halt in Geneva last year when talks ended without an agreement or even a timeline for what happens next. But the process doesn’t need to be left in limbo, held hostage by a small number of petrostates and vested fossil fuel interests intent on blocking […]

EIA campaigners will be in Vienna from Monday for the week-long 35th session of the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ). The meeting comes at a critical time for international efforts to address crimes that affect the environment, an area where political attention is increasing but collective action still falls short of […]