Protecting the environment with intelligence
World attention is usually focused on Japan’s commercial whaling, carried out under the guise of so called scientific research. However, whaling in the North Atlantic this summer boasts some shocking statistics
LONDON: The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) commends Norway’s divestment of its pension fund’s shares in Malaysian logger Samling Global this week, but calls for a more comprehensive review of the fund’s wider investments of over $400 million in other controversial forestry and plantation companies. On August 23, the Norwegian Ministry of Finance announced the sale [...]
Right now Indonesia is in the midst of a crucial struggle to tame the corruption which infects every aspect of public life.
The dust has finally begun to settle after the 14th meeting of Conference of the Parties (CoP 14) to CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) back in March. The outcome for elephants at CoP was favourable, but it was a close call. Despite considerable support from the usual suspects - Southern African Development [...]
Our tiger campaigner Alasdair comment’s on today’s latest news. On 20 July, a young Right to Information campaigner named Amit Jethwa was gunned down opposite the High Court in Gujarat, shortly after leaving his office. The killing appears to have been in retaliation for a public interest litigation he has launched, seeking to close down [...]
… gearing up for the Global Tiger Summit. It feels like we are approaching the end of a journey. This year, the Year of the Tiger, will see the highlight of the Global Tiger Initiative (GTI) process with a gathering of world leaders in St. Petersburg in September. Followed by a rock concert! Launched in [...]