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In a landmark court ruling in Indonesia, the customary lands of indigenous people have been removed from State ownership. The ruling, given in a judicial review of a 1999 forest law which was sought by Aliansi Masyarakat Adat Nusantara (AMAN, or the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago), returns the rights over customary forests to [...]
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Tiger Tracks, the world’s biggest-ever tiger event, is launched today (March 1, 2013) at St Pancras Railway Station in London. Opened by legendary rock guitarist Brian May and singer Kelly Ellis playing live in the station at 6pm, the event organised by the Save Wild Tigers initiative will span three weeks of activities to raise [...]
Corruption in world’s fourth poorest country aids illegal logging & timber smuggling to China LONDON: Weak forest governance and corruption in Mozambique are facilitating illegal logging and timber smuggling to supply China’s voracious demand, costing the fourth least developed country in the world tens of millions in lost taxes annually. The new report First Class Connections: Log Smuggling, Illegal Logging [...]
EIA is looking for highly motivated and reliable volunteers to participate in Tiger Tracks, a three-week event taking place at St Pancras International Station in London this March. Tiger Tracks, the world’s biggest tiger event, aims to raise public awareness about the plight of the wild tiger, with many tiger-themed activities, promotions and entertainments [...]
Organisation: Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) Location: Islington, London Position Type: Paid, Full Time, six month contract Salary: £24,000 p.a. pro rata Application Closing Date: January 14, 2013 Interviews: W/C January 21 / 28, 2013 Website: www.eia-international.org Contact Name: Bill Dishington Contact Email: ukinfo@eia-international.org Contact Phone: +44 (0) 20 7354 7960 Campaign Background: The Environmental [...]