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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 […]

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European Parliament Biomass RED Vote Reaction Statement

The European parliament today passed a new amendment on biomass that establishes a phase down of harmful subsidies for the burning of whole trees – the type of woody biomass that has the most negative impact on climate and forest biodiversity – for energy. But the devil is in the details. The parliament didn’t set […]

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Raw Intelligence: TBNI

Big Money, Big Cheating: Keeping Profits High and Hidden in the Gabonese Logging Industry   Raw Intelligence Series – #3 TBNI The managers of the company Transport Bois Négoce International (TBNI) know how to make big money off logging the Congo Basin forest while keeping their profit hidden from Gabonese authorities. Yet their methods remain […]

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Intelligence Brute: TBNI

Gros argent, grosse arnaque : maintenir des revenus élevés et cachés dans l’industrie forestière gabonaise Série Intelligence Brute – TBNI n ° 3 Les dirigeants de la société Transport Bois Négoce International (TBNI) savent comment gagner beaucoup d’argent en exploitant les forêts du Bassin du Congo, tout en gardant leurs bénéfices bien cachés aux yeux […]

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Raw Intelligence: WCTS

“One Cannot Survive Going By the Rules”: How Colossal Overharvesting and Money Laundering Became the Standard in the Forests of Gabon EIA Raw Intelligence Series – #2 WCTS Their peers in the Gabonese timber industry call them one of the most lawless companies operating in the country. In this second installment of EIA’s Raw Intelligence […]