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As usual, some of the news about rhinos coming out of South Africa is good, some is bad, and most is complicated.

Officials in Japan’s largest city are on the verge of making a crucial decision – will Tokyo go further than the national government of Japan to take real action to address its role in the illegal international trade in elephant ivory?

On July 19, thieves stole 51 rhino horns from the ostensibly secure store room in South Africa. This isn't the first time something like this happened. Unless kept for legitimate enforcement or scientific purposes, rhino horn stockpiles are counterproductive to rhino conservation efforts.

Illegal logging and associated trade is a problem of global proportions, with devastating impacts on climate, biodiversity, and the livelihoods of millions of people. Forest crime has severe adverse economic and social impacts in both producing and importing countries through the loss of much-needed tax revenues. Illegal logging can only prevail as long as international […]

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), “deep, rapid and sustained reductions” of fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) alongside rapid reductions of CO2 emissions are needed if we are to have any chance of limiting warming to 1.5°C or even 2°C. Emissions of ozone-depleting substances (ODS – CFCs, halons, HCFCs) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) are […]

EIA has been investigating and documenting the illegal trade in ozone-depleting substances (ODS) since the mid-1990s, providing unprecedented insights into the dynamics of this multi-million dollar environmental crime, including the shifting smuggling routes and methods used to evade detection. This briefing describes the long history of illegal ODS trade and, more, recently hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). It […]