In May 2022, the Environmental Investigation Agency made a formal submission to the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of the Treasury recommending sanctions against Sibusiso Eric Nzimande, Regional Court President for the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, for involvement in widespread corruption related to wildlife crime, including rhino poaching, and human […]
The Washington DC-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) is calling on the Government of South Africa to prosecute Sibusiso Eric Nzimande, Regional Court President of KwaZulu-Natal, for soliciting bribes and committing other acts of corruption that benefitted rhino poachers and the perpetrators of other violent crimes. EIA has submitted evidence of Mr. Nzimande’s corruption to the […]
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 […]
Has your community ice rink been told synthetic coolants like Opteon are “environmentally friendly?” Community ice rinks throughout North America are the targets of climate misinformation and greenwashing by companies seeking to profit by encouraging a switch to synthetic coolants which dramatically warm the planet [and contain “forever chemicals”]. Synthetic coolants, known as HFCs or […]
