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FORESTS FOR THE WORLD CAMPAIGN NEWS
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Press Release: 25 Jun 08 NO more forestry deals until our rights are protected, say Papuans. Jakarta: Papuans have demanded a halt to all new forestry and plantations deals until the region’s Special Autonomy Law protects indigenous rights with dedicated implementing regulations, a coalition of local organisations said today. Press Release: 15 May 08 LANDMARK law to combat illegal logging passes first stage in U.S – LANDMARK legislation to address the global illegal logging crisis has been passed in the United States, which would make it the first country in the world to prohibit the import, sale or trade in illegally-harvested wood and wood products. Announcement: 12 May 08 LAST chance to book your FREE tickets for People of the Forest Night. A unique filmic insight into the plight of forest-reliant communities. 6 May 08 ILLEGAL logging baron's move to palm oil receives top brass backing EIA is calling for an urgent inquiry into how a notorious illegal logging baron’s move into the booming palm oil plantations business has been backed by the highest levels of Indonesian government. Campaign Update: 28 Apr 08 EIA counters Vietnamese furniture companies' claims - SEE THE VIDEO EVIDENCE HERE London, 28th April 2008 – EIA today issued a strong rebuttal against incorrect and misleading statements issued by Vietnamese outdoor furniture companies concerning its recent investigative report. Press Release: 17 Apr 08 EIA: Call for tougher action on global eco crime at UN EIA has been urging the international law enforcement community to make environmental crime a higher priority on the agenda and to learn lessons from drugs and arms trafficking. Announcement: 10 Apr 08 FOREST films scoop two international awards. EIA films examining the human stories behind illegal logging and deforestation in Indonesia have picked up two prestigious awards at the International Wildlife Film Festival. 2 Apr 08 MOVE to outlaw illegal timber: New UK law proposed ILLEGALLY logged timber could be banned in the UK following the tabling of a proposed new Bill in Parliament. Press Release: 19 Mar 08 VIETNAM: How the country has become a hub for the region's illegal timber trade. Vietnam is operating as a centre for processing huge quantities of unlawfully-logged timber from across Indochina, threatening some of the last intact forests in the region, a major new report reveals. Photo Story: 13 Mar 08 IMAGES from the sell-out Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture. A big 'thank you' to all those who attended this year's event headlined by Dr Steven Pinker and the cast from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Announcement: 28 Jan 08 Renowned psychologist gives insight into workings of the human mind. Join us for an evening with author and cognitive scientist Steven Pinker as he presents his lecture, “The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature.” Announcement: 9 Jan 08 Listen to BBC Radio 4 show on EIA's and Telapak's undercover forest work The head of our Forests Campaign Julian Newman tells Libby Purves about his 10 years work with EIA. 8 Jan 08 Wal-Mart wood products threaten Siberian tiger habitat Washington, DC : GLOBAL retail giant Wal-Mart is selling products made from illegally logged timber – in turn threatening the habitat of the highly endangered Siberian tiger, new EIA evidence has found. Campaign Update: 7 Dec 07 Papua's governor cites EIA in support of move to sustainable forestry THE GOVERNOR of Papua Province in Indonesia, Barnabas Suebu, singled out the work of EIA and Telapak on illegal logging for a special mention in his statement to the Bali climate change conference. Press Release: 29 Nov 07 TACKLING deforestation vital part of climate change action, says Government TACKLING deforestation is vital if the world is serious about climate change action, a Government minister said today. Press Release: 28 Nov 07 The untold story: Footage from the Papuan Rainforest UNIQUE films are launched today showing the impact of forest exploitation upon the people of Papua, Indonesia. Press Release: 21 Nov 07 Court fiasco as fugitive timber boss evades jail. The latest illegal logging court case shambles reveals the need for urgent forest law reform in Indonesia Campaign Update: 7 Nov 07 U.S timber law clears first hurdle. EIA campaigners in the United States celebrate key victory in battle against illegal logging and deforestation. Press Release: 24 Sep 07 Limited Edition EIA T-Shirt & Bag Range Launched October sees Revolting Ltd and the Environmental Investigation Agency unveil their exclusive limited run of tees and bags. Press Release: 10 Sep 07 Beetham Towers Investigation UK's Tallest Residential Towers use Rainforest Timber from Illegal Logging Hotspot, warn EIA Announcement: 3 Aug 07 U.S introduces landmark law in battle against illegal logging. A milestone in the fight against illegal logging - an historic forest bill - has been introduced in the U.S Senate, EIA is delighted to announce. Press Release: 20 Jul 07 British MPs urged to legislate against trade in illegal timber As MPs prepare for the summer break, the Environmental Investigation Agency is asking for all-party support in a new campaign to outlaw sales of illegally logged or traded timber in the UK – and calling on holidaymakers to ask if their patio chairs are ‘stolen goods’. 12 Jun 07 'Orang-utans' homes will be gone by 2022' Orang-tans could have nowhere left to live within a decade, a report has revealed. Press Release: 7 Jun 07 Upholding The Law - Call for Crackdown on Eco Crime Gangs ENVIRONMENT and wildlife crimes - such as illegal logging, ivory poaching and trading in tiger parts and rare animals - are now so rife they should be treated as serious transnational organised crime, says EIA. Press Release: 28 Mar 07 Timber Smuggling from Indonesia Rises as Judicial Corruption Ensures Masterminds Behind US$20 billion Forest Crime go Unpunished Jakarta; One of the world’s biggest environmental crimes continues to unfold in Indonesia as efforts by the government to curb massive illegal logging are being severely undermined by a weak and corrupt justice system, environmentalists revealed today. Urgent: 19 Mar 07 EIA needs help to protect newly discovered species Press Release: 13 Mar 07 Members of Congress Announce Bipartisan Bill to Curb Illegal Timber Trade Washington, D.C.; Today Congressmen Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Robert Wexler (D-FL), and Jerry Weller (R-IL) joined the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and a broad coalition of supporters from conservation, industry, and labor groups to announce the introduction of the Legal Timber Protection Act, which bans the use of illegally-harvested timber and wood products. The bipartisan legislation will amend the long-standing U.S. Lacey Act, extending its protections to plants to catch trafficking in timber and wood products. Press Release: 8 Mar 07 Illinois Lawmakers Consider Country’s First Prohibition on Illegally-Logged Wood SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, USA; In a precedent setting action, the Illinois General Assembly Tuesday became the first state legislature to consider a prohibition on the sale of illegally-logged wood within its borders. Campaign Update: 6 Mar 07 Why is Illegal Timber not a Crime in Europe? An update from EIA's Forests Campaign on their work to stop illegal timber from entering the European consumer market. Press Release: 25 Jan 07 President Zelaya Losing Battle Against Illegal Logging With Hondurans celebrating the first anniversary of Manuel “Mel” Zelaya Rosales’s presidency this Saturday, environmentalists are calling on the president to live up to his promise to stop illegal logging. Press Release: 22 Jan 07 Two Forest Activists Murdered in Honduras An international coalition of environmental groups demand full investigation and overhaul of national forest policy. Announcement: 5 Oct 06 An Evening to Remember Press Release: 29 Sep 06 EU-Malaysia Plan for Legal Timber Trade Fails to Tackle Massive Wood Smuggling Plans by the European Union and Malaysia to negotiate an agreement to ensure they only trade in legal timber will be fundamentally undermined unless strict measures are taken by the two sides to clamp down on smuggled stolen wood, environmental groups warned today. 20 Sep 06 Environmentalists Launch Security Network to Fight Violence Faced by Activists Exposing Forest Crime in Indonesia Press Release: 31 Jul 06 Environmentalists Call for Boycott of Merbau Wood Products from Europe’s Largest Flooring Brands Europe’s largest flooring companies are continuing to trade in merbau wood flooring of uncertain origin, despite evidence that the wood is likely to have been stolen from Indonesia’s last remaining rainforests. Environmental groups are now calling for consumers to boycott their merbau products. Press Release: 20 Jul 06 EIA Films Chosen as Finalists for Awards at World's Largest Wildlife Film Festival London; Two films produced by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) to help stop environmental crime have been nominated as finalists for the Wildscreen 2006 Film Festival Awards. Press Release: 15 Jun 06 America's Free Trade Pacts Driving Illegal Timber Trade; Destruction of Asian and Latin American Forests First round of trade negotiations with Malaysia conclude tomorrow Press Release: 10 May 06 Shipping Firm at Centre of Billion Dollar Trade in Stolen Logs Seeks Stock Exchange Listing A major Asian shipping company, whose business has thrived on the back of a booming regional trade in stolen logs, is looking to list on the Singapore Stock Exchange, revealed environmental investigators today. Press Release: 22 Mar 06 British Consumers Duped into Buying Timber Stolen from Papua’s Precious Rainforests British consumers of merbau hardwood flooring are being misled by High Street retailers, DIY stores and leading brands into buying illegal timber stolen from the forests of Indonesia’s remote Papua Province, revealed the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and their Indonesian partner, Telapak, in a new report today. Press Release: 10 Nov 05 The Illegal Logging Crisis in Honduras Washington, DC: EIA’s latest report - “The Illegal Logging Crisis in Honduras” - details how U.S. and E.U. imports of illegal Honduran wood increase poverty, fuel corruption and devastate forests and communities. Press Release: 13 Jun 05 In Singapore, Business is Booming for Timber Smugglers Two Years After the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Washington, DC - The much heralded U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has totally failed to deliver on its environmental commitments. Two years ago today, the United States and Singapore pledged to stem the tide of illegal timber and other environmentally sensitive goods flowing through Singapore. The environmental side agreement to the U.S.-Singapore FTA, however, remains nothing but an empty promise. Press Release: 6 Jun 05 CAFTA Will Flood Florida and U.S. Markets With Illegal Timber Products Washington, DC: Environmentalists today warned that the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) will increase illegal logging in Central American countries such as Honduras, and encourage imports of illegal timber products through Florida’s main ports. Press Release: 12 May 05 Anti Illegal Logging Operation in Papua Cuts Flow of Logs, but Timber Elite Untouched Jakarta; As an unprecedented enforcement operation against illegal logging in Papua Province draws to a close, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Telapak today urged the Indonesian government to increase it efforts to apprehend the influential bosses responsible for massive timber theft. Press Release: 18 Apr 05 Investigators Expose U.S. Link to Billion Dollar Wood Smuggling Ring WASHINGTON, D.C; Environmentalists today revealed how hardwood flooring sold across the U.S. is linked to the world’s largest illegal timber smuggling operation. Following two years of undercover investigations, The Environmental Investigation Agency, a non-profit group, has exposed how a leading distributor of hardwood flooring, Goodfellow Inc., is selling flooring made from logs illegally felled in Papua province of Indonesia. Press Release: 18 Apr 05 Wildlife Crime on the Agenda of the UN Crime Congress for the First Time London, UK; The illegal trade in protected wildlife has, for the first time, made it onto the agenda of the UN Crime Congress which starts in Bangkok next week, announced the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), a campaigning organisation committed to investigating and exposing environmental crime. Press Release: 17 Feb 05 World's Biggest Timber Smuggling Racket Exposed between Indonesia and China Jakarta; Rampant smuggling of illegal timber from Indonesia to China is a billion dollar trade threatening the last remaining intact tropical forests in the Asia-Pacific region, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Telapak revealed at a press conference today in Jakarta. Press Release: 17 Dec 04 Urgent Need for President Bush to Close the U.S. Border to Illegal Wood Washington, D.C.; In the aftermath of the landslides and flash floods that recently left over a thousand Filipinos dead or missing, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), a nonprofit environmental group, today urged President Bush to expand his initiative against illegal logging to close a legal loophole that allows import to the U.S. of illegal wood from foreign countries. Press Release: 8 Oct 04 CITES Meeting Agrees Major Step in the Fight Against Illegal Logging Bangkok: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Telapak applaud the unanimous decision by the 166 member nations of CITES, meeting in Bangkok today, to increase protection for the endangered tree species ramin. The decision proves that the international agreement which controls trade in threatened species can play a key role in combating illegal logging. Announcement: 4 Oct 04 13th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties of CITES EIA's campaigners attending the CITES meeting are working hard to protect the following species: Tigers, Elephants and an endangered tree species called Ramin. Campaign Update: 29 Sep 04 NGOs Set Agenda to Fight Illegal Logging for President's First 100 Days Jakarta: Civil society representatives at the sharp end of fighting the timber mafia today issued an agenda for the new President’s first 100 days to combat illegal logging. Meeting at the News Café in Jakarta with media, politicians and international donors, the NGOs presented videos and photographs of many of the injustices taking place across Indonesia’s forests today. Press Release: 13 May 04 Malaysia Still Laundering Illegal Timber London: The Malaysian government continues to turn a blind eye as Malaysian traders move stolen Indonesian wood through the country, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Indonesian partners Telapak revealed today. Campaign Update: 19 Mar 04 Environmentalists Seek US Investigation, Possible Trade Sanctions Against Malaysia For Continued Large Scale Smuggling of Endangered Indonesian Timber Washington DC: Leading US environmental groups today formally petitioned for a US Government investigation into Malaysia’s large scale smuggling of endangered timber illegally cut in Indonesia’s national parks, much of which reaches the US where it is sold in main street retail outlets. The investigation could result in US trade sanctions against Malaysia’s timber imports to the US, which is one of the largest consumers of Malaysian timber and wood products. Campaign Update: 17 Mar 04 Malaysian Timber Smuggling, American Retail Outlets Implicated in Demise of World's Orangutans as Wood Importers Meet in Anaheim Los Angeles, CA: Large volumes of wooden products made from endangered trees illegally cut in Indonesia’s Orangutan National Parks and smuggled through Malaysia regularly land at US west coast ports including Long Beach and Seattle according to the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), a non profit group that investigates illegal timber trade. Pottery Barn Kids was recently revealed to be one of the household name retail outlets selling baby cribs made with Ramin and imported from Twins Furniture, a Malaysian company that exports its cribs without the permits required by the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Press Release: 4 Mar 04 Environmentalists Call on Malaysian Government to Ban Exports of Endangered Ramin Wood and Seize Illegal Stocks across Malaysia Washington, DC: Environmentalists called on Malaysia to ban all exports of ramin and seize all suspected stockpiles of logs, timber and products in peninsular and Borneo Malaysia following the Government of Malaysia’s seizure of 1,636 metric tons of ramin in Johor port announced yesterday. Press Release: 19 Feb 04 Environmentalists Accuse Singapore of Illegal Trade in Endangered Timber and Harmful Chemicals at UN Conference; US Sanctions Possible as Trade Threatens Biodiversity, Human Health. Kuala Lumpur- At the Ministerial segment of the 186 nation Convention on Biological Diversity, environmentalists today accused the Singaporean government and companies of undercutting international efforts to protect biodiversity and the global environment by playing a central role in large scale smuggling of illegally cut Indonesian ramin and other timber species, as well as dangerous chemicals that deplete the ozone layer. The trade undermines international environmental agreements, which provides a legal basis to enact trade sanctions under United States law. Announcement: 13 Feb 04 EIA/Telapak refute timber industry's criticisms of latest forest report The Malaysian Timber Council (MTC) has published a document criticising EIA/Telapak's recently released report 'Profiting from Plunder: How Malaysia Smuggles Endangered Wood'. Here EIA/Telapak counter the detailed yet unfounded criticisms contained within the MTC document. Press Release: 5 Feb 04 Call for US Action Against Malaysia's Illegal Logging A coalition of leading US environmental groups representing millions of members and supporters in the US and around the world joined EIA today in releasing a statement calling on the US government to raise the issue with Malaysia and impose trade sanctions under the US Pelly Amendment unless Malaysia takes meaningful action to resolve the problem. Campaign Update: 4 Feb 04 NEW REPORT: Environmental Investigators Reveal Role of Malaysia in Global Illegal Trade in Endangered Indonesian Timber The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Telapak today released a new report, Profiting from Plunder, which exposes how thousands of tonnes of illegal endangered Indonesian wood is being laundered through Malaysia and on to world markets. Press Release: 3 Sep 03 President Bush Signs US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implentation Act Washington: President Bush signed the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act. Environmentalists called for rigorous new enforcement measures to stop Singapore's huge illegal timber trade from entering the US, as a result of the Agreement. Press Release: 1 Aug 03 Singapore - U.S. Free Trade Agreement Senate Passes Singapore Free Trade Agreement Amidst Growing Concern Over Illegal Logging Imports Press Release: 28 Jul 03 President Bush's Initiative Against Illegal Logging Comes as Tide of Illegal Timber Washes onto US Shores Washington, DC: Today Secretary of State Colin Powell will launch the President’s Initiative Against Illegal Logging at a press conference at the State Department. Campaign Update: 7 Jul 03 Environmentalists Slam EU Inaction over Illegal Indonesian Timber London: Despite promises to tackle the problem, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has today exposed how the European Union is currently failing in the first test of its commitment to halt imports of illegal timber. In spite of a direct request from the Indonesian government, the EU authorities are failing to take strong measures to halt the trade in a threatened tree species being illegally logged in Indonesia’s National Parks. Announcement: 29 May 03 EIA US releases new report: “Singapore’s Illegal Timber Trade and the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.” The report, released to coincide with consideration of the US-Singapore Free Trade Agreement by the US Congress, details how Singapore launders illegal timber onto the world market and presents evidence of illegal shipments entering the United States. The report calls on the US and Singapore to take immediate concrete steps to halt the trade in illegal timber. Campaign Update: 15 May 03 Environmental Investigators Expose Laundering of Illegal Indonesian Timber by Malaysia and Singapore The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Telapak today exposed the role played by Malaysia and Singapore in laundering illegal Indonesian timber onto international markets, following a series of undercover investigations. Campaign Update: 27 Feb 03 Largest Ever Seizure of Illegal Wood in UK The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) today applauded the announcement by HM Customs of the largest seizure of illegal wood products ever seen in the UK, but stressed the need for new laws to tackle the flood of illegally sourced timber and wood products entering the country. Campaign Update: 17 Feb 03 Environmentalists Applaud Enforcement Operation in Indonesian National Park, Call for Prosecution of Timber Bosses The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and their Indonesian partners, Telapak, today applauded the unprecedented enforcement operation being carried out in Tanjung Puting National Park by the Indonesian government, but warned that until the timber barons responsible for the massive illegal logging in the area are prosecuted the park will not be secure. Press Release: 14 Jan 03 High Level Corruption at Centre of Forest Destruction Embargoed until 14th January 2003. In a new report released today by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Telapak, the Government of Indonesia is accused of failing to protect Tanjung Puting National Park, arrest the timber baron behind the logging and prove it is capable of stopping illegal logging. Campaign Update: 15 Nov 02 Stop Press: CITES Update EIA campaigners report back from the 12th Conference of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in Santiago, Chile. Press Release: 31 Jul 02 Australian film on Indonesian illegal logging causes outrage A high-profile documentary featuring EIA has exposed the large scale illegal logging of Indonesia's forests to feed international wood markets, and highlighted how illegal timber baron Abdul Rasyid has used bribery, violence and intimidation to expand his empire but remains above the law. Press Release: 26 Jun 02 Environmentalists Welcome Commitment by Malaysia to Halt Imports of Illegal Logs from Indonesia The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Indonesian environmental group Telapak today cautiously welcomed a commitment by the Malaysian government to halt imports of illegal logs from Indonesia. Press Release: 6 Jun 02 Police Fail to Prosecute Timber Barons and Plan Auction of Stolen Timber Three Chinese cargo ships which have been held in Jakarta with their crews and cargo of illegal logs for the last seven months are to be released according to reliable sources. Press Release: 30 Apr 02 Indonesian Police Chief Ignores Evidence of Illegal Logs Three Chinese cargo ships loaded with over 25,000 m3 of illegal timber are to be released from arrest in Jakarta despite Indonesia’s Minister of Forestry signing an agreement on trading of illegal timber with the UK just two weeks ago. Press Release: 18 Apr 02 Environmentalists Applaud UK-Indonesia Agreement to Combat Illegal Logging The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Telapak Indonesia strongly support a ground-breaking and historic agreement signed today by the governments of the UK and Indonesia to combat illegal logging and trade in stolen timber. Press Release: 8 Feb 02 Government and Police Pressured to Soften on Illegal Logs Jakarta: Indonesia: The Government of Indonesia has been pressured by the Chinese Government to release ships being held in Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta for transporting illegal logs. Press Release: 26 Dec 01 Environmental Hero Honoured by BBC London; Allan Thornton, chairman of the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency has won a unique BBC Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding services to wildlife over the past quarter century. Press Release: 11 Sep 01 Environmentalists Expose Rampant Trade in Timber Stolen From Indonesia's Forests The UK is a key consumer of timber stolen from Indonesia's vanishing rainforests, which is threatening a host of endangered species including the orangutan and creating virtual anarchy in parts of the country, environmentalists warned today. Press Release: 6 Aug 01 Ban on Timber Trade May Help Secure Future for Endangered Orang-utan. Environmentalists and timber companies alike welcome a regulation which comes into force today, banning all Indonesian domestic and international trade in Indonesian ramin (Gonystylus spp.), a rare and valuable tree species found only in areas of prime orangutan habitat. Press Release: 5 Jun 01 Environmental Investigation Agency Receives United Nations Environment Award The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will today award the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) with the prestigious Global 500 Roll of Honour for outstanding contributions to the protection of the environment. Press Release: 29 May 01 Environmentalists Applaud Ramin Ban Progress and Hit Out at Timber Industry Telapak Indonesia and the Environmental Investigation Agency welcome progress made by the Government of Indonesia (GoI) in securing international support for a trade ban in the threatened tree species, a move which the Indonesian timber industry has repeatedly attempted to undermine. Campaign Update: 23 Apr 01 Forest Fashion! - Helena Christensen launches new TOPSHOP t-shirts for EIA. EIA, Forest of the World T-shirts, launched in TOPSHOP Press Release: 19 Apr 01 Indonesia Takes Action to Save Forests and Orangutans Indonesian Minister of Forests bans trading of the tree species, ramin, (Gonystylus spp), in an attempt to preserve Indonesian forests and protect the habitat of the seriously endangered orang utan Press Release: 23 Mar 01 Trouble in Central Kalimantan Read the personal account of Dayak author Riska Orpa Sari. Press Release: 11 Jan 01 US wood imports hasten orangutan extinction EIA campaign, to prevent US timber imports, that are illegally logged from Indonesia, highlighted on CBS's 60 Minutes II Press Release: 8 Aug 00 EIA Commends Lowe's On Eliminating Illegally Sourced Ramin Wood Dowels From Their Retail Stores Illicit ramin wood from Indonesia's National Park
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