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EURO MPs urged to save the wild tiger.
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.



FOREST films scoop two international awards.
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.


UK seafood consumers unwittingly support Japanese whaling
Press Release: 3 Apr 08
UK seafood consumers unwittingly support Japanese whaling
British seafood consumers are unwittingly supporting Japan's killing of whales by buying from its three largest seafood corporations.


MOVE to outlaw illegal timber: New UK law proposed
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.


VIETNAM: How the country has become a hub for the region's illegal timber trade.
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.


IMAGES from the sell-out Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture.
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: 11 Mar 08
SOLD OUT: Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture
Tickets for this year's event featuring psychologist Steven Pinker and the re-union of the original cast of the Hitchhiker's Guide have now sold out.


Cricket fans unite to hit tiger poaching for six.
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.


Sumatran Tiger parts 'openly on sale,' says report.
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.


Renowned psychologist gives insight into workings of the human mind.
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.”


Listen to BBC Radio 4 show on EIA's and Telapak's undercover forest work
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.


Wal-Mart wood products threaten Siberian tiger habitat
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.


Companies Linked to Japanese Whaling; Conservationists Call for Action
Press Release: 18 Dec 07
Companies Linked to Japanese Whaling; Conservationists Call for Action


Papua's governor cites EIA in support of move to sustainable forestry
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.


Chiller cabinet and air-con chemicals will fuel global warming.
Press Release: 3 Dec 07
Chiller cabinet and air-con chemicals will fuel global warming.
BALI phase-out of HFC chemicals in chiller cabinets and cars will prevent the release of massive quantities of global warming gases, says EIA.


TACKLING deforestation  vital part of climate change action, says Government
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.


The untold story: Footage from the Papuan Rainforest
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.


Court fiasco as fugitive timber boss evades jail.
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


Whaling fleet sets off on Humpback kill.
Press Release: 18 Nov 07
Whaling fleet sets off on Humpback kill.
Japan’s whaling fleet sets sail with Humpbacks in its sights for first time in more than 40 years.


Announcement: 13 Nov 07
Marvellous Moustache Month money-raiser.
Mama Mia! It's Marvellous Moustache Month at Don Matteo's London sandwich bar as staff sprout hair in aid of EIA.

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