What is CITES? - EIA
WEBSep 28, 2022 · The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an international agreement to which governments voluntarily adhere and which seeks to ensure that the trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.. The annual international trade in wildlife is estimated to be worth billions of dollars and ranges from live animals ...
Sounds green to me – 10 top environmental songs - EIA
WEBSounds green to me – 10 top environmental songs. Between the bombastic and scathing protest songs of Neil Young and the poignant poetics of Laurie Anderson, there’s room on the green songs playlist for comedy, pop, rock, blues, soul and the experimental avant garde. So here are 10 of the best songs concerned with the environment.
Preventing the extinction of the vaquita - EIA
WEBOur work to save the vaquita. As part of our Ocean campaign, EIA is fighting to save the vaquita from extinction. Our work to save the vaquita includes: drawing on the expertise and experience of our work with cetaceans (the collective term for whales, dolphins and porpoises); carrying out undercover investigations into the illegal totoaba trade;
Reports - EIA
WEBFrom 8th to 12th July 2024, the Parties to the Montreal Protocol will be attending the 46th Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG-46) in Montreal. EIA has produced a new briefing for the meeting, exploring the significant opportunities for the Parties to the Montreal Protocol to demonstrate strong leadership in living up to its reputation as the “most successful environmental treaty.”
Saving elephants from the ivory trade - EIA
WEBSaving elephants is central to EIA’s work. We have a consistently successful track record that includes: Disrupting criminal networks through undercover investigations. Helping achieve a landmark ban on the ivory trade. Working to close domestic ivory markets. Exposing the global hub of the illegal ivory trade.
Fighting deforestation and illegal logging - EIA
WEBDeforestation due to illegal logging and destructive forest conversion is directly connected to corruption and crime, cronyism, curbs on transparency and accountability, selective law enforcement, elitist land tenure and compromised judiciaries, and often involves state officials and security apparatus. A forest village.
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WEBMaking the law work. The EIA’s response to the UK Government’s legislation on forest risk commodities. In 2021, the UK Government passed the Environment Act, under which businesses will be required to establish and implement a due diligence system to ensure the forest-risk commodities they use are legal. To date, we are still waiting for ...
Commercial whaling: Unsustainable, Inhumane, Unnecessary
WEBJapan has killed 15,946 whales in the Antarctic since the 1986 moratorium. At least 3,500 supermarkets have stopped selling whale and dolphin products in Japan. 85 per cent of Japanese citizens opposed the use of taxpayer yen …
Ambition of newly revised EU F-gas Regulation heralds a new era …
WEBOct 5, 2023 · European policy-makers have today (5 October) agreed a revised European Union (EU) F-gas Regulation supporting decarbonisation goals and driving innovation and green investment across a wide range of sectors, including heat pumps, the cold chain, healthcare and more. The use of climate-damaging …
Saving pangolins from extinction - EIA
WEBEIA’s Pangolin Campaign focuses on three main activities that are dedicated to saving pangolins: gathering intelligence on the illegal trade in pangolins and disrupting criminal networks. putting pressure on governments to end the trade in pangolins. raising awareness of the devastating impact of the pangolin trade.