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Blog from the 62nd annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission EIA campaigners report on a crucial meeting of the IWC to discuss proposals to resume commercial whaling Companies Urged to Reject HFC-23 Credit Trade Carbon credit value means greenhouse gas is made just for destruction UK COULD BE FORCED TO PAY HALF A MILLION FOR COMMERCIAL WHALING The London-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) today revealed that proposals to resume commercial whaling under the International Whaling Commission (IWC) for a 10-year period could cost European tax payers more than £5.6 million. Exclusive Interview with Oscar Winning Director Louie Psihoyos, Director of The Cove talks to EIA on Dolphins EIA's latest report on illegal tiger trade, as featured on National Geographic EU ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE PROPOSES PROHIBITION ON ILLEGAL TIMBER Campaign group welcomes draft law as ‘the toughest yet’ Campaign Update: 30 Apr 10 Indonesian Indigenous Peoples Alliance Requests UN Probe into Rights Abuses and Land Grabbing in Papua Plantations Project In November 2009, EIA and Telapak released “Up for Grabs” – a report and film detailing rampant deforestation and exploitation of indigenous peoples in the plantations and agriculture boom in Papua and West Papua provinces in Indonesia. IWC Chair proposes expanded whaling in Europe The Chair and Vice-Chair of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) have posted a ‘Proposed Consensus Decision to Improve the Conservation of Whales’ on the website of the IWC after two years of discussion on the Future of the IWC. Break through for climate at ozone treaty meeting Good news from last week's Montreal Protocol Executive Commitee meeting. TIGER FILM SCOOPS PRESTIGIOUS FESTIVAL AWARD ‘Eco Crime Investigators’ wins Best News category at Montana Campaign Update: 9 Apr 10 Let's stop people scamming billions from the carbon market It was a loophole that most of us thought had been sewn up. But new research shows that companies are continuing to cash in on the 'super' greenhouse gas HFC-23 IVORY SALES VETO ‘THE RIGHT DECISION’ Environmental group welcomes rejection of downlisting proposals EU, China and India thrash out deal on tigers 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. MPs CALL FOR LEGISLATION TO TACKLE CLIMATE-DAMAGING SUPERMARKET REFRIGERATION MP Clive Efford is visiting one of the latest London supermarkets to adopt climate-friendly refrigeration to highlight his call for the Government to face up to its responsibility to tackle emissions of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) from supermarkets. THE DEADLY TRADE IN IVORY ESCALATES Proposed ivory sales a major threat to elephant conservation JAPAN’S SEAS RUN RED IN ANNUAL PORPOISE HUNT New footage of the largest cetacean hunt in the world CHILLING FACTS: SUPERMARKET REFRIGERATION SCANDAL UNCOVERED Report exposes damage caused by supermarket refrigeration in the UK. EIA wary of China's latest Tiger tactics EIA 's skeptical of China's recent move to back down from legalising Tiger trade. WHO and FAO discuss health risks to consumers of whale, dolphin and porpoise meat for the first time – Japan is one of the most affected countries Geneva/Tokyo: This week the World Health Organisation WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are holding an expert consultation on the risks of fish consumption and – encouraged by a coalition of environmental groups – for the first time the health risks associated with consuming contaminated meat and blubber from whales, dolphins and porpoises (cetaceans).
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