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Campaign group welcomes draft law as a major step forwards THE European Parliament’s environment committee yesterday (Tuesday) took a major step towards stopping illegally sourced timber and wood products from being sold within the EU when it voted through new draft legislation, proposals hailed by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency as the toughest and [...]
‘Eco Crime Investigators’ wins Best News category at Montana A NEW film about the work of the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) to expose the illegal underworld of tiger trafficking has been named Best News documentary at the 33rd International Wildlife Film Festival, in Montana, USA. Produced by Red Earth Studio in London for [...]
DOHA, QATAR: An agreement reached at a UN meeting on wildlife trade in Doha could see countries treating illegal trade in tiger parts as seriously as arms and drug trafficking, but campaigners have cautioned that words must be turned into action. The UK-brokered deal, which was the result of lengthy negotiations between the EU and [...]
Proposed ivory sales a major threat to elephant conservation AS nations prepare to meet to consider allowing one-off sales of stockpiled ivory, the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has exposed a booming illegal trade in poaching and smuggling in the very countries seeking the lucrative relaxation. Both Tanzania and Zambia have submitted proposals to [...]
THE fishing boats making their way into the port of Otsuchi , in northern Japan, seem an innocent enough sight, even picturesque – but in their wake is a sea stained red by the world’s single largest direct slaughter of cetaceans. Every year, approximately 15,000 Dall’s porpoises are killed, out of sight and largely out [...]
Chinese Year of the Tiger raises threat to endangered species MILLIONS of people around the world will be marking the start of the Chinese Year of the Tiger on Sunday, February 14 – but one of the planet’s most critically endangered animals will not be joining in the celebrations. There may be as few [...]