EIA_Alerta_Osinfor Alerta: El Gobierno Peruano Amenaza la Independencia del Osinfor La institución a cargo de supervisar la legalidad de la madera en el Perú está en riesgo 12 de septiembre del 2018 LIMA, PERÚ – Mientras el Organismo de Supervisión de los Recursos Forestales y de Fauna Silvestre (Osinfor) continúa identificando la extracción y comercio […]
EIA_Osinfor_Alert_-_English Alert: Peruvian Government Threatening the Independence of Osinfor The institution in charge of supervising the legality of Peruvian timber is at risk September 12, 2018 LIMA, PERÚ – While the Agency for the Supervision of Forest and Wildlife Resources (Osinfor) of Peru continues its unceasing efforts to identify the harvest and trade of illegal […]
Today EIA releases a new report on illegal logging in Romania that we wanted to bring to your attention as we simultaneously host a Press Confernece in Bucharest sharing our findings. Behind the Scenes takes detailed look at how the Austrian timber giant Holzindustrie Schweighofer, one of the largest wood processors in Romania, continues to […]
On Wednesday Romanian prosecutors executed 23 search warrants across the country related to a criminal investigation into the Austrian timber giant Holzindustrie Schweighofer. The police raids, which included the company’s headquarters in Sebes, represent a new stage in the investigation into organized criminal activity that began three years ago. The alleged organized criminal group includes […]
EIA’s recent report, Moment of Truth, showed that illegality and fraud is pervasive throughout the Peruvian timber sector, and that a great deal of the illegally harvested and traded wood is exported to dozens of countries. In “Destination China: a Companion Briefing to Moment of Truth,” EIA draws on the same data and analysis to […]
Moment_of_Truth_PR Leer en Español LIMA, PERU – Peruvian forest authorities are weakening the tools and inspections necessary to prevent illegal timber trade, in the face of overwhelming evidence that Peru’s exports to the United States, China, Mexico and 15 other countries contained high percentages of illegal or high-risk wood. Moment of Truth, a new report […]