Forests

Forests are being lost at an alarming rate around the globe, much of it due to illegal logging and forest conversion for agricultural commodities,  often fueled by international demand and global markets. EIA conducts ground-breaking investigations to document and expose forest crimes and works in alliance with local partners to support environmental defenders and to strengthen the rights of forest communities. We focus on evidence-based campaigns to achieve policy and regulatory reform that transform entire sectors, and work to increase transparency in global supply chains through the deployment of innovative technology.

Forest Campaign Goals

We aim to secure a future in which forests around the world are governed more equitably, transparently, and responsibly. To work towards this future, we:

  • Institute reform and law enforcement in forest countries to establish forest governance based on the rights and self determination of indigenous peoples and local communities
  • Transform global trade and consumption patterns to eliminate deforestation and human rights violations from international supply chains.;
  • Increase accountability and deter environmental crimes through transparency and traceability in commodity supply chains and transparent trade data.

Areas of Work

Forest Campaign Impact

EIA has a wealth of experience working to understand and transform illegal deforestation, associated supply chains, and key factors that facilitate illicit sourcing and trade. In collaboration with our in-country partners, EIA has exposed root causes of major environmental problems, driven instrumental regulatory changes on both production and demand sides, institutionalized groundbreaking transparent traceability systems, and helped catalyze people-powered initiatives and movements.

Related Resources

Blog

How China can help save the Amazon via the leather trade

New EU law means China must act to avoid becoming a ‘dumping ground’ for the products of deforestation Written by Head of Commodities Policy Rick Jacobsen. This article was originally published on Diálogo Chino under the Creative Commons BY NC ND licence. Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon reached a 15-year high in 2021, threatening global efforts […]

Press Release

Assentos de carro com couro ligados à destruição ilegal da floresta amazônica

Uma nova investigação da Agência de Investigação Ambiental (EIA), chamado “Desmatamento no assento dianteiro“, revelou como os assentos de couro utilizados por muitas das marcas mais emblemáticas de automóveis estão ligados ao desmatamento ilegal na Amazônia brasileira. Os investigadores da EIA analisaram documentos de transporte de gado do estado amazônico de Rondônia e realizaram entrevistas […]

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Desmatamento no assento dianteiro

A floresta amazônica no Brasil está sendo arrasada para fins de pecuária (em grande parte ilegal), com consequências terríveis para os povos indígenas e comunidades tradicionais, bem como para a biodiversidade e o clima global. Investigação da EIA revela a conexão entre assentos de couro para carros fabricados pela indústria automotiva global e o gado […]

Press Release

The Biden Administration Must Denounce Violent Repression in Peru

In just one month since the Dina Boluarte government came to power, at least 48 civilians have been killed in the context of social protests, 41 of them as the result of wounds caused by gunfire. Human rights groups have sharply criticized Peruvian security forces, which appear to be responsible for most of the deaths, […]