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PRESS RELEASES
The following items may be of particular interest to media professionals. Most are press releases although we do occasionally include some of the briefer news stories from this site if we judge them to be of potential interest to the media. This page contains the 30 most recent press releases, for older stories please use the search option below.
Tiger Campaigner Debbie Banks in BBC's Green Room Met Police Take Action to Save Leopards Following a lead from EIA, the Met’s Wildlife Crime Unit yesterday seized medicinal products claiming to contain endangered species for sale in London. International Whaling Commission Meeting Blog EIA Director Jenny Lonsdale and Cetacean Campaign Team Leader Clare Perry are in Madeira at the 61st International Whaling Commission meeting from the 15th to the 26th June Announcement: 8 Jun 09 25th Anniversary Publication EIA has published a special commemorative book highlighting 25 years of 'protecting the environment with intelligence' EIA's Global Environment Campaigner to attend vital climate talks in Bonn Fionnuala Walravens, EIA's Global Environment Campaigner will be heading to the Bonn climate talks to lobby for a global HFC phase out Vital refrigerant gas phase-out will be discussed at Bonn climate talks Success for EIA campaign to phase out massively global warming HFC chemicals in chiller cabinets and cars Animal welfare groups condemn Faroese pilot whale hunt London, 29 May 2009 – Twenty-two animal welfare groups from around the world today fiercely condemned the Faroese government for allowing a grisly hunt for 188 pilot whales this week – putting both the whales and Faroese consumers in danger. EIA Advises UK Government Consultation on EU Illegal Timber Regulation Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) Submission to the UK Government’s Consultation on Illegal Timber TIGER FARMS: A TICKET TO EXTINCTION Washington DC, 08 May 2009: The International Tiger Coalition calls for an end to tiger farming Tiger Farms: A Ticket To Extinction Washington DC, 08 May 2009: The International Tiger Coalition calls for an end to tiger farming EIA warns that revised European regulation on ozone-depleting chemicals leaves loopholes for illegal trade AS the European Union enters the final phase of revising its ozone depleting substances (ODS) regulation. EIA is cautioning that the new regulation does not take account of past mistakes and continues to allow loop holes for illegal trade in controlled chemicals. It also allows for production and export of large quantities of ODS to developing countries precisely at a time when efforts are underway to try to creduce and eliminate consumption of these chemicals. Jakarta to be hit by moves on illegal logging Pressure is building on the Indonesian government to clamp down on the illegal timber trade in advance of a crucial European Parliament vote later this month U.S. PILOTS MAJOR NEW ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR WOOD IMPORTS Declaration requirements under the Lacey Act will be enforced beginning May 1st Announcement: 27 Mar 09 Trouble in Tigerland 2 Trouble in Tigerland: Panna's Tigers Lose in Round 2 vs the State Economic downturn no excuse for EU's failure to ban trade in illegal timber London, March 18th 2009: As a United Nations body warns that the economic downturn could undermine forest protection policies, resulting in increased illegal logging, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is calling on the European Union to ban trade in stolen timber and not to use the recession as an excuse for weak regulation. Breifing from The Whalewatch Network Response to the Chairs’ Suggestions on the Future of the International Whaling Commission SAVE NIYAMGIRI TIGER FORESTS TAKE ACTION AGAINST HABITAT DESTRUCTION AND UNSUSTAINABLE MINING IN INDIA. AFRICAN ELEPHANTS UNDER THREAT AGAIN CRITICISED SALES OF AFRICAN IVORY ARE FUELLING ILLEGAL ELEPHANT POACHING CHILLING Facts: Supermarkets' greenwash claims countered. SINCE our ChillingFacts campaign was launched (on February 2nd) there has been a flurry of interest from supermarket bosses, media, the refrigeration industry, MPs and campaign supporters. EU agrees to bolster weak timber bill BRUSSELS: MEMBERS of the Environment Committee of the European Parliament today voted to bring in a landmark law to combat illegal logging and the associated illegal trade in timber and wood products. 'STOP issuing sustainable forest certificates for unsustainable timber projects' Ecolabel told. Jakarta, 10 February 2009: The Indonesian Ecolabel Institute must stop issuing sustainable forest management certificates to industrial timber estates that convert natural forest or drain peatland ecosystems, national environmental groups Telapak and Forest Watch Indonesia demanded today. BLACK market in illegal gas could flourish, warns EIA. A BLACK market in banned ozone-depleting gases could thrive following their Europe-wide phase-out, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has warned. CHILLING FACTS: Supermarkets slammed in New EIA global warming & refrigeration survey BUDGET supermarket Iceland has come bottom in a new EIA survey examining the global warming impact of supermarket in-store fridges and freezers. VISITING Chinese Premier told: 'Take action on tiger crisis.' UK MPs sign motion calling for end to trade and controversial tiger ‘farms’ PROVIDE more resources to fight global environmental crime, EIA tells governments. TO MARK International Customs Day, the Environmental Investigation Agency today challenges governments to provide adequate resources to police, customs and enforcement agencies throughout the world to follow up ‘green’ rhetoric with real commitment and to tackle the growing threat of organised crime against the environment. WORLD'S glaciers - most melted by 2050, say scientists. MOST of the world’s glaciers could vanish in the next 40 years, scientists have warned – yet the causes could be much nearer to home say EIA. FOREST communities use latest technology to fight to preserve their way of life. (read article) Aggressive logging companies are threatening the future of people living in forest areas they are targeting. ‘WARMER sea absorbing less C02’, scientists find. EIA’s recent call for the urgent tackling of a ‘gas timebomb’ has been highlighted by a new scientific study uncovering a sudden and dramatic drop in carbon dioxide being absorbed by the sea. 'SATELLITE technology & money not enough to stop deforestation.' Vital lessons can be learnt from illegal logging, says a new briefing by EIA. ACT now to tackle 'gas timebomb.' DELEGATES from almost every country in the world gather today for the start of crucial talks aimed at creating an ambitious international climate pact.
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