What is CITES? - EIA
Sep 28, 2022 · At CITES meetings, the participation of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) such as EIA (known as Observers during the meetings) is a key part of the process. Prior to and during the meetings, our work includes a range of activities including submission of briefing documents for consideration by the Parties, holding key side-events to draw ...
HFCs: The greenhouse gas the world is finally talking about
May 15, 2015 · These proposals target HFCs – a family of super greenhouse gases hundreds to thousands of times more potent than carbon dioxide (CO 2).HFCs are one of the six gases regulated under the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Despite their ostensible regulation under the Kyoto Protocol, emissions of HFCs have been growing over the past two decades ...
Saving pangolins from extinction - EIA
EIA’s Pangolin Campaign focuses on three main activities that are dedicated to saving pangolins: gathering intelligence on the illegal trade in pangolins and disrupting criminal networks. putting pressure on governments to end the trade in pangolins. raising awareness of the devastating impact of the pangolin trade.
A new global treaty – EIA Reports
The passing of a UN Environment Assembly resolution (decision) on 2 nd March 2022 entitled ‘End plastic pollution: Towards an international legally binding instrument’ means that such a treaty will be negotiated by the end of 2024.EIA and our partners are continuing to play our critical role as thought leaders and advisors, helping to hold those with power to account.
Protecting tigers - EIA
Protecting tigers. EIA’s Tiger Campaign works for the recovery of wild tiger populations by advocating the dismantling of transnational criminal networks involved in illegal trade, pressing for better legislation and the protection of their habitat and exposing the role of tiger farming in stimulating demand and thus poaching of wild tigers ...
How to end ocean plastic pollution - EIA
As of UNEA 5.1 in February, over 70% of the world’s countries have expressed support for a new global treaty on plastic pollution. 2022. Following five years of a dedicated campaign by EIA and our partners, a mandate to negotiate a new legally binding plastics treaty was secured at the 5 th UN Environment Assembly.
Sounds green to me – 10 top environmental songs - EIA
May 18, 2012 · Few things can capture the mood of a moment (or movement) quite as well as a song – think of New Labour’s 1997 victory and it’s all but impossible to divorce it from D:Ream’s now horribly ironic Things Can Only Get Better.. True, most music has other interests in mind than championing causes, but in among the welter of self-obsessive navel-gazing, hedonism and despondent odes to lost ...
Saving elephants from the ivory trade - EIA
Saving elephants is central to EIA’s work. We have a consistently successful track record that includes: Disrupting criminal networks through undercover investigations. Helping achieve a landmark ban on the ivory trade. Working to close domestic ivory markets. Exposing the global hub of the illegal ivory trade.
About us - EIA
Our mission. Our mission is to protect the natural world by: Exposing environmental destruction and loss of biodiversity through uncompromising and innovative investigations. Using this evidence and research to uncover environmental crimes and abuses and those responsible. Campaigning for protection of the environment through better enforcement ...
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EIA calls on European Commission to take action on methane emissions. Methane, the second most important greenhouse gas (GHG), is responsible for a third of the global warming that has taken place so far. Over a 20 year period, it is 80+ times more effective at warming the atmosphere than carbon dioxide (CO2).