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 […]
In its 2021 investigative report Tainted Beef, EIA documented how beef from cattle illegally raised in Colombia’s protected forests ends up on the shelves of city supermarkets. The current lack of accountability, perpetuated through opaque supply chains, makes consumers unwitting contributors to the deforestation of Colombia’s protected areas and the financing of illegal armed groups. […]
CACHÉ EN PLEINE VUE: COMMENT L’ASSOCIATION DES CHINOIS D’OUTRE-MER AU GABON SERT DE COUVERTURE AUX CRIMES FORESTIERS Série Intelligence Brute – n ° 5 Association des Chinois d’Outre-Mer au Gabon Certains criminels et leurs acolytes se cachent derrière l’anonymat et le secret. D’autres, comme M. Pierre Lu, ont choisi de se cacher en pleine vue, […]
Follow EIA’s Wildlife Campaign at the 18th meeting of the CITES Conference of the Parties as our campaigners work to ensure protections for some of the world’s most at-risk wildlife populations. August 17, 2019 Deputy Director of Forest Campaigns Susanne Breitkopf gives an update on EIA’s forest priorities on Day 1 of CITES Cop18. August […]
“You Pay, They Work For You”: How Timber Companies Buy Out Gabonese Officials To Turn a Blind Eye to Forest Crimes Raw Intelligence Series – #4 Hua Jia You have to pay to get out of trouble, convince public officials to do favors for you, and maximize your reward. The timber industry in Gabon relies […]
« Vous payez, ils travaillent pour vous »: comment les sociétés forestières payent chaque mois les fonctionnaires au Gabon pour qu’ils ferment les yeux sur leurs crimes forestiers Série Intelligence Brute : Hua Jia Vous devez payer pour vous sortir du pétrin, convaincre les fonctionnaires de vous faire des faveurs et maximiser vos bénéfices. L’industrie […]