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TIGERS CAMPAIGN NEWS
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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. Press Release: 16 Apr 08 EURO MPs urged to save the wild tiger. MEPs will be urged to play a key role in saving the wild tiger – and other Asian big cats – at the European Parliament's first Tiger Day today. 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. Photo Story: 27 Feb 08 Cricket fans unite to hit tiger poaching for six. CAMPAIGNERS in India have tapped into the country’s obsession with cricket to highlight the plight of its national animal – the wild tiger. 13 Feb 08 Sumatran Tiger parts 'openly on sale,' says report. LAWS are failing to protect the critically endangered Sumatran Tiger, a report by wildlife trade network monitors Traffic, has said. 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.” 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. Announcement: 3 Sep 07 A Glimmer of Hope for Tigers and Other Asian Big Cats For the latest news from EIA investigators returning from the Tibetan plateau, read on Press Release: 26 Jul 07 Disturbing New Images from China Tiger Farm. Beijing – Disturbing new images of tiger carcasses piled up in cold storage at one of China’s largest “tiger farms” raise questions about enforcement of tiger trade bans in effect in China and internationally. Announcement: 13 Jun 07 Victory in Tiger Farm Fight GOVERNMENTS gathered from across the world have united in a call to end controversial tiger ‘farms’. 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. 30 May 07 All Eyes on China in New Film A powerful, short film urging China to keep its ban on the tiger trade has been launched. Press Release: 23 Apr 07 Dismay At Tiger Meat on Chinese Menu British TV crew delivers dramatic DNA evidence of tiger meat on the menu at China's largest tiger farm Announcement: 2 Apr 07 Conservationists Call on China to Support Law Over Tiger Farms EIA partners with international colleagues are calling upon China to maintain its domestic trade ban outlawing the use of tiger parts and derivatives. Campaign Update: 8 Feb 07 Caught in a Trap A personal account from a tourist who found a tiger with a steel trap attached to it's paw. Campaign Update: 4 Jan 07 Joint NGO statement sent to Chinese President Groundbreaking NGO coalition sends joint statement on tiger farming to Chinese President Campaign Update: 13 Oct 06 Daily Blog - Organised Crime: Tiger Campaign Team at the UN. Campaign Update: 9 Oct 06 Daily Blog from the Tiger Campaign Team at the CITES Standing Committee Press Release: 6 Oct 06 CITES: Half-hearted Attempt to Save the Tiger Geneva; Delegates attending the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Standing Committee this week failed to take the maximum measures available to them to save the wild tiger. Press Release: 27 Sep 06 Wild Tigers on the Brink Environmentalists Call for China and India to Combat the Illicit Skin Trade 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. Campaign Update: 17 Mar 06 Neil Parish MEP Joins The Campaign to Stop The Skin Trade Urgent: 23 Feb 06 Help save wild tigers - write to your MEP A Written Declaration on the illegal trade in tiger and leopard skins has been put before the European Parliament. We need your help to ensure that a majority of MEPs sign in support Urgent: 23 Feb 06 Write to the Chinese Ambassador in London to express support for Tibetan animal skin burning Tibetan people are making a valuable contribution to tiger conservation by burning their skin decorated costumes. EIA needs your help in supporting this bold initiative. Press Release: 15 Feb 06 European Politicians Call for Action to Stop the Tiger and Leopard Skin Trade Strasbourg; Leading Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are calling on China, Nepal and India to increase efforts to break the smuggling networks involved in the international illegal trade of tiger and leopard skins. Announcement: 16 Jan 06 UK Minister Supports New Initiative to Stop Tiger Skin Trade The UK Biodiversity Minister and MP for South-Dorset, Mr. Jim Knight, has welcomed the announcement of a new multi-NGO awareness campaign aimed at stopping the illegal trade in tiger and leopard skins in Tibet and China, stated Islington-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) today. Press Release: 13 Jan 06 NGOs Rally Together to Stop the Skin Trade Stop the Slaughter – Stop Wearing Tiger Skins. This is the simple message behind a new initiative started this month by a coalition of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) aimed at raising awareness among the tiger and leopard skin wearers in Tibet and western China, many of whom are unaware of the devastating impact the skin trade is having on big cat populations. Campaign Update: 19 Oct 05 Tiger Skin Trade Update Latest News Following EIA and WPSI Skin Trade Expose 19 Oct 05 EIA's Night of the Tiger Fundraising Event - a roaring success! On October 18th, EIA hosted dinner for 180 guests at 16 different tables generously donated by 12 of the finest Indian restaurants across London – a logistical feat organised to raise much needed funds for our Tiger Campaign. Press Release: 23 Sep 05 Massive increase in tiger skin trading puts added pressure on already threatened species Dramatic new findings released today from investigations in China and the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) reveal the previously unknown scale of the trade in tiger and leopard skins. Skins are being openly traded in China and TAR on a scale that triggers real fear over the future of the wild tiger. 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. Announcement: 4 Apr 05 The Third Tiger Crisis India's Tigers Suffer As System of Governance Fails Press Release: 23 Mar 05 Environmentalists Welcome New Enforcement Unit in India to Combat Wildlife Crime London; The Indian Prime Minister’s decision last Friday to approve the creation of a multi-agency enforcement unit to combat wildlife crime, was welcomed by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). Announcement: 26 Jan 05 CITES and Regional Cooperation to Combat the Skin Trade Announcement: 26 Jan 05 Encouraging Signs of Action in India Press Release: 9 Nov 04 Urgent Need For A Specialised Enforcement Unit In India To Deal With The Growing Illegal Trade In Tiger Skins Delhi; India urgently needs to create a specialised enforcement unit to deal with wildlife crime if it is to tackle the illegal trade in tiger skins and save India’s wild tigers from extinction, said the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) and the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) today. Press Release: 6 Oct 04 Environmental Investigators Reveal Alarming Rise in Illegal Tiger Skin Trade at CITES Meeting in Bangkok Bangkok; The illegal trade in tiger skins has surged to alarming levels over the last five years, and poses a direct threat to the world’s dwindling population of wild tigers, according to new evidence released by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) today. 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: 17 Mar 04 Sundarbans threatened by mega tourism project The largest contiguous population of wild tigers in the world is at risk from a mega tourism project that is threatening to destroy a large area of the Sundarbans mangrove swamps in West Bengal, India. Campaign Update: 5 Mar 04 Threat to India's Endangered Tiger Population Highlighted in Early Day Motion 773 MP John Mann has tabled Early Day Motion 773 in the House of Commons. It calls for the Chief Minister and the Forest Department of Rajasthan to ensure that the illegal mines at Jamwa Ramgarh Wildlife Sanctuary remain closed, that the area is rehabilitated and that the companies responsible for the destruction are held accountable for their actions. Announcement: 15 Dec 03 Sri Racha Tiger Farm Busted! EIA welcomes the recent spate of enforcement activity in Thailand to crackdown on the illegal tiger trade. Read on for more information and what you can do to help. Press Release: 21 Jun 03 UK Cosmetics Industry Risks Tiger Forests London: Talc mined illegally in a protected forest that is home to endangered tigers has been supplied to international cosmetics manufacturers, including UK/Dutch multinational Unilever, an investigation by the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Friends of the Earth has revealed in the Observer newspaper today. Press Release: 9 Jun 03 We Don't Want Tigers' Blood on Our Stone - UK Stone Buyers Reject Andhi Marble London: Importers and buyers of marble and stone products in the UK have declared that they will not purchase or use material that has been sourced from tiger habitat in India. Press Release: 31 Mar 03 Undermined - Destruction of Tiger Habitat in India Delhi: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), an international campaigning organisation, have today launched a new report titled Undermined - Destruction of Tiger Habitat in India . This report highlights the devastation of vital tiger habitat by mining companies for luxury items consumed in India and abroad. 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: 14 Nov 02 Asia's Big Cats Win At CITES CITES Parties voted yesterday in favour of increasing conservation action for Asia´s endangered big cats as a proposal from India won wide-spread support. Press Release: 29 Aug 02 Thailands Tiger Trade Under The Spotlight While delegates at the Earth Summit consider the impact of environmental crime on the world’s natural resources, Thailand comes under the scrutiny of the international community for its role in pushing tigers further towards extinction. Press Release: 5 Feb 02 New Hope for Neglected Indian Wildlife. The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) cautiously welcome the historic directives recently issued by the Prime Minister of India at the 21st meeting of the Indian Board for Wildlife. 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: 28 Sep 01 Against All Odds Indian Tigers Bounce Back Press Conference: It will be revealed today how and why the critically endangered tiger is making a remarkable comeback in the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, India, and how this must act as an inspirational test case for India's remaining wild tigers. Press Release: 12 Jun 01 Thailand's Tiger Economy: Trading Tigers into Extinction Press Conference: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) will today hold a press conference to launch a new report, 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: 23 Nov 00 Prime Minister Vajpayee responsible for tiger deaths The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) today blamed the Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee for the wholesale slaughter of India's wild tigers. Campaign Update: 31 Aug 00 Jude Law, Sadie Frost, Vivienne Westwood and others back EIA's Tiger Campaign The Tiger collection is launched in TOPSHOP with support from stars, and designers, in aid of EIA's Tiger Campaign Press Release: 15 May 00 The Tiger Debate at CITES CoP11 EIA Tiger Campaigner Peter Richardson describes the heated debate at CITES which led to the adoption of positive measures for tiger conservation. Press Release: 20 Apr 00 EIA Applauds UN Adoption of Task Force for the Tiger CITES adopts the Tiger Enforcement Task Force, to help save the critically endangered tiger Press Release: 23 Mar 00 Tigers Poached as Clinton visits Showcase Reserve A new EIA report higlights India's Failure to curb endangered cat poaching and trading of their parts Press Release: 22 Apr 99 Investigators Expose Illegal Tiger Parts For Sale in New York City A filmed undercover survey of Chinese pharmacies, herbalists and general stores in New York's Chinatown district revealed today that over 60% of the premises visited sold claimed tiger parts or products. These were available despite new federal legislation aimed at ending this illegal trade. Press Release: 16 Mar 99 Tigers Seriously Threatened in Last Stronghold Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), released Press Release: 1 Oct 98 Rhino and Tiger Park Devastated by Floods One of the most important wildlife reserves in the world - Kaziranga National Park in the Indian state of Assam - has been devastated by floods, according to an Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) team which has just returned from the disaster.
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