Continued use of refrigerants containing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), super greenhouse gases thousands of times more potent than CO2, is fueling the climate crisis. With the global stock of household air conditioners expected to triple by 2050, it is critical for this sector to be HFC-free and energy efficient. A crucial milestone was reached this week for […]
The European Union is considering a new regulation to prevent the entry of deforestation-related products onto the EU market. The European Union is one of the largest consumers of commodities that drive deforestation — like cocoa, coffee, soy, palm oil, cattle and timber — so a strong regulation could have a major impact on global […]
環境保護団体は、東京都の有識者会議が提言した、象牙取引問題への対策を歓迎している。 東京による象牙の取引と違法輸出に対する国際的懸念に対し、2020年1月、小池百合子東京都知事は、東京都は、主要な国際都市として都内の象牙取引に対処し、国際社会への責任を全うすべく、意義のある行動をとると公約した。こうして設置された象牙取引規制に関する有識者会議の主たる任務は、都内の象牙取引を検証し、象牙の国内取引に対する国の規制を評価し、東京都がとれる措置を検討、提言することだった。第7回にして最終の会合で、象牙取引規制に関する有識者会議は3月29日に開催され、提言内容が合意された。 [...]
Environmentalists welcomed the recommendations from the designated panel of experts to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) on steps to take to address its ivory trade problem. After international concerns were raised about Tokyo’s ivory trade and illegal exports, in January 2020 Tokyo’s Governor Koike expressed a commitment to taking meaningful action in Tokyo, as leading international city, […]
Une convention internationale s’attaque au plus grand trafic d’espèces sauvages au monde : le commerce illicite de bois de rose. Washington, D.C. – L’Agence d’investigation environnementale (EIA) salue la décision sans précédent prise par le Comité Permanent De La Convention sur le commerce international des espèces de faune et de flore sauvages menacées d’extinction (CITES) de mettre […]
In December 2019, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) released a groundbreaking report about one of the most egregious timber trafficking systems exposed on the African continent. The report centers on Zambia and the illegal trade of the rosewood species commonly identified as “mukula” (Pterocarpus tinctorius), despite its protection by the the international convention on endangered […]