Protecting the environment with intelligence
Day 3 at the CITES Standing Committee… I was a bit late into the conference room in the morning, as I’d had a pre-meeting meeting (such is the nature of these events), with a government delegate who had recently visited Vietnam, and was horrified at the open sale of tiger meat and tiger bone products. [...]
Today is my last day at EIA. And this is my last blog post. It only set in late last night; I’ve been so busy wrapping up the loose ends that I have not given myself time to think these past 3 weeks. It has come around so fast. This blog post is somewhat sentimental. [...]
EIA also played a strong role in relaying the frustrations that are associated with thwarting environmental crimes.
It’s the last day of the OEWG and time to take a step back and see what we’ve achieved.
We’ve always made a point of not using palm oil in our soaps because of the devastating impact palm oil plantations are having on South-East Asia’s forests
One of the most difficult things to deal with when working in EIA’s forest campaign is jet lag. By the time you’ve ensured you have all your equipment, contacted your sources, confirmed meetings and booked travel plans, actually sitting on the plane with no communications for 11 hours is a bit of a break. But [...]